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Jul 31, 2019

Emissary Adds ‘Deep Understanding’ to Israel in Your Discussions

Emissary from Israel Amnon Maggid (far left) is leading discussions called Israel In Your Living Room, where community members are able to have candid conversations about a range of issues.
 

“To understand who we are as a people, as a religion, as a culture, and as a nation, we need …

Jul 16, 2019

Sally Korkin Honored with Mesel Wieder “Mensch” Award

“To me being a mensch means having a good heart. It means doing the right thing and instilling good values in your children.” 

—Sally Korkin, Mesel Wieder “Mensch” Award Winner
 

Sally Korkin and her husband, Gerry, enjoying the Jewish Federation’s Sustainers Event, at wh…

Jul 12, 2019

Hate Will Not be Tolerated: The Scoop in July

by Danielle V. Minson

Like most in my generation, I grew up believing that antisemitism persisted in some parts of the world but that we had left it behind in America. So it was disorienting when I testified this week in the sentencing hearing for a man convicted of a violent antisemitic attack in the heart of ou…

Jul 9, 2019

Cincy Fellow Finds Chutzpah and Home in Israel

Cincy Fellow Shelly Zeiser takes a field trip with students from Tchnerichovsky Middle School, where she helped teach English and introduce the students to American Judaism.
 

Shelly Zeiser, 26, is spending a year in Netanya, Israel as the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Cincinnati …