01/19/2017
Tags: Federation, Advocacy
We appreciate the statements of support from Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Rob Portman condemning anti-Semitic threats against Jewish community centers.
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01/12/2017
Tags: Federation, Advocacy
Thank you to Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Rob Portman, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge and Congressman David Joyce (together with 15 of the 16 Ohio members of the House of Representatives) who have all agreed to co-sponsor resolutions in Congress that express opposition to the decision of the United States to abstain last month from United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 and calling for it to be repealed or significantly altered.
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12/23/2016
Tags: Federation, Advocacy
A one-sided, anti-Israel resolution regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being prepared for consideration by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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12/20/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy
Ohio became the 14th state to pass anti-BDS legislation when Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 476 into law Dec. 19.
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12/20/2016
Tags: Advocacy, Federation, Partners
A Statement from the Jewish Federations of North America
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12/13/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy
Last week, the Ohio Legislature passed a nonprofit security grant program to help nonprofits at risk of terrorist attack to upgrade & secure their facilities by providing grants of up to $100,000. The total funds available are approximately $7.3 million.
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12/08/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy
Dozens of mostly opponent witnesses testified Wednesday on a bill that bars state agencies from contracting with companies involved in the movement to boycott or disinvest from Israel before it passed a Senate committee.
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12/08/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland issued a strongly worded statement urging Governor John Kasich to veto the 'Heartbeat' Abortion bill that would ban abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
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11/30/2016
Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel
On November 29th, the Ohio General Assembly took a major step forward in fighting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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11/30/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy
Eytan Gilboa, a professor, author, and expert on public diplomacy and international communication, will speak about Western news coverage of Israel and the Middle East at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood Dec. 5.
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