While COVID-19 was causing plenty of damage felt in the present, it was also leaving a trail of destruction stretching into years forward.

Around 23 million Americans filed for unemployment in April 2020 – not including the millions of college students who have not entered the work force yet, many of whom planned on doing so this summer. Adam Hirsh, executive director of Hillel at Kent State University, a Federation beneficiary agency, recalls that it was “heartbreaking to hear of all of the cancelled jobs, internships, trips and other planned summer experiences” of the students he works with.

Irina Parkman emigrated Russia and came to Cleveland in order to escape persecution. She is able to still be connected to her Russian heritage through a partnership with the Cleveland Public Library.

Thank you to the many young leaders and their families for making an impact on Jewish Cleveland during the most recent YLDay of Caring Across Cleveland! Read what giving back to the community meant for YLD Board member, Julie Schneider; YLD Vice Chair, Abbie Pappas; and YLD Board Chair, Cameron Orlean:

Find out how Laura, Avi, Jakey, Noah, and Josh Wolf are making volunteering a family affair.

Join the Jewish Federation of Cleveland as we spread happiness, joy, and hope to vulnerable populations throughout the Jewish and general Cleveland community during the holiday season.

For a few years now, Jamie and Arthur Stadlin have made volunteering at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Cemetery Clean-up’s a father-son tradition. Their impact on our community and the generations who have come before us show it’s never too young to teach the mitzvah (good deed) of giving back.

The Music Settlement, a 100+ year old organization, creates an inclusive community where artistic expression belongs to everyone by serving those who seek personal growth through the arts.

Find out how Harriet and Steve Friedman are making an IMPACT! by volunteering.

Volunteer as a Docent at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, one of Federation’s beneficiary agencies.