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Jul 14, 2021

How You Help: Putting Our Community Back to Work, One Career at a Time

JVS Career Services helped Jeffrey Goodman find a fulfilling new career during a historic economic downturn.
 

It was the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 22 million Americans had been forced out of work, including Jeffrey Goodman. As the pandemic’s grip on the world tig…

Jul 13, 2021

Giving Strategies: The Power of Multigenerational Philanthropy

by David Harris

When families, like the Cohens, take part in a multigenerational giving strategy, genuine commitments and family values are put into action.
 

“My father (Wilbur Cohen) and uncle (Phil Cohen) showed us kids and our children that whether you have a little or a lot, it is important to g…

Jul 13, 2021

From Chaver to CEO: How Time in Cincinnati Changed Alon Peretz’s Life

Living in Cincinnati for a year changed Israeli Alon Peretz’s life.
 

“For me, everything that I have become, everything I am doing, can be traced back to Cincinnati,” said Alon Peretz, who took part in the Chaverim M’Israel program from 2016 to 2017. This highly sought-after ga…

Jul 9, 2021

Under the Tent: Jews and Our Allies Stand Against Antisemitism

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Amidst the rise of antisemitism around the country and right here at home, the Jewish Community Relations Council in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and 45 other Jewish organizations joined in solidarity together against antisemitism. Feeling the need to share space in t…

Jul 2, 2021

A Look Back at What Shep Englander's Done for Cincinnati’s Jewish Community

by Danielle V. Minson

After 16 tireless years of dedicated leadership for the Cincinnati Jewish community, Shep Englander is moving on to his next chapter as the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee in Florida.

Englander took over as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati when the community was i…