The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is committed to supporting the elderly in our community. Collaborating with our beneficiary agency, the Jewish Family Service Association, we created the Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Program.

Rabbi David Wolpe, Max Webb Rabbi Emeritus of Sinai Temple, recently spoke to our Cleveland community at Federation’s 120th Annual Meeting. During our one-on-one interview with him, he answered questions about being a proud Jew during these difficult times and gave advice about standing up to hate, while providing a message of hope and optimism.

The Lois Marcus Leadership Award recognizes a Lion of Judah Society member that has shown commitment to the Cleveland Jewish community through emerging leadership and volunteerism and who proudly promotes the values of women’s leadership and philanthropy, cares for our community and its future, and leads with integrity, compassion, and kindness.

Mazel tov, Jennifer Cohen for receiving the 2024 Ruby Bass Challenge Award for her exemplary dedication and leadership to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Women IN Philanthropy Campaign.

Since October 7, 2023, the lives of all Israelis were changed. But along the sorrow and grief, the nation's strengths have also been revealed. Residents in Beit Shean, Cleveland's sister city, told their own stories of how they're dealing with everything - and how Jewish Cleveland has been with them every step of the way.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced at the 120th Annual Meeting on May 23 that Gary L. Gross has been named the 100th recipient of the Charles Eisenman Award, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s highest civic honor for outstanding contributions to our community.

In celebrating Federation's 120 years since its founding, we asked our local day school students what Cleveland will look like in 120 years.

Jewish Cleveland hosted a special webinar on the current climate on campuses across the country, and how we can help fight the antisemitism students and faculty are facing today.

More than 1,000 community members came together for Ratzim Bishvilam (“Running For Them”) to honor the innocent people killed or kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. This marked six months since the attack on Israel.

When our world changed on October 7, 2023, we opened the doors of our day schools to Israeli families temporarily relocating to Cleveland.