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Every dollar makes a huge difference.

Every year, Jewish Cleveland raises money for the Campaign for Jewish Needs to help ensure our community’s vitality and vibrancy.

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Thanks to the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Campaign gifts go even further today!

Along with matching all new gifts dollar for dollar, the Mandel Foundation will match every additional dollar when gifts are increased by 10% or more!
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Silver Circle Donors Discuss Connections

Sep 18, 2026

Silver Circle Donors Discuss Connections

Jewish Cleveland has never fallen short when it comes to tzedakah, and for some community members, that charity has become more than just an annual donation.

Meet Israel's Teen Leaders

Sep 11, 2026

Meet Israel's Teen Leaders

In Beit Shean and the Valley of Springs, the Teenshinim program for high school students helps develop skills and leadership among the next generation in our sister communities in Israel.

Helping Every Student Succeed in the Classroom

Sep 4, 2026

Helping Every Student Succeed in the Classroom

For Eli, school wasn’t always a place where he felt successful. As a kindergartener at Yeshiva Derech HaTorah (YDT), he wanted to learn and cared about doing well, but significant speech and language challenges, difficulty focusing and self-regulating, and academic delays made each day a struggle.

Supporting Every Child’s Jewish Education Journey

Aug 28, 2026

Supporting Every Child’s Jewish Education Journey

As a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Fuchs Mizrachi School receives vital support that helps make this kind of individualized care and education possible. With our community’s support of the annual Campaign for Jewish needs, the school can continue to invest in resources, programs, and services that help meet students where they are and give them the opportunity to thrive.

TOGETHER, we help save and change tens of thousands of lives in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world. Thank you!


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Giving Societies

We recognize the dedication and generosity of donors who support our community’s annual Campaign for Jewish Needs by honoring them with the following giving societies.

Each society is designed to create communities within themselves by connecting people through diverse identities, interests, stages of life, philanthropic goals, and Jewish engagement. Together, these generous leaders in our community are making a profound and lasting impact here in Cleveland, in Israel, and around the world.

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Employer Donation Matching

General Campaign Chair LYNNE M. COHEN
Board Chair JEFFREY J. WILD
President ERIKA B. RUDIN-LURIA

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