The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced at its Campaign Closing Celebration Dec. 14 at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood that it raised $31,672,731 in the 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs, exceeding last year’s total of $30,761,661.

Check out these short videos from Jewish Clevelanders sharing what inspires them to give to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

Last summer, 13-year-old Sam Heller took a trip to Europe with his family that affected him in a way that he couldn’t have imagined.

More than 300 children and their families came to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood on Dec. 4 for the Young Families Tzedakah Party, where children under 5 were encouraged to participate in arts and crafts and donate money from their piggy banks and unwrapped toys to the Federation’s 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs.

Little ones make a BIG difference in the Campaign for Jewish Needs!

Check out the top 5 reasons why you need to be at the Campaign Closing Celebration (in no particular order).

The community is invited to the Campaign Closing Celebration, the grand finale of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs, on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm at the Mandel JCC Stonehill Auditorium (26001 S. Woodland Road in Beachwood).

What a night! Thank you to Jewish Clevelanders in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who joined us at the Big Event, YLD’s signature fundraising event of the year