FBI Honors SAFE Cincinnati with National Award

Cincinnati — SAFE Cincinnati, a program of the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, has been awarded the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for their service to the people of Greater Cincinnati.

FBI Director Christopher Wray presented th…

Dr. Gary P. Zola to retire from AJA and HUC-JIR

Dr. Gary P. Zola has announced that he will retire from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion (HUC-JIR) and from the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (AJA).

As of July 1, 2023, he will become the AJA’s Executive Director Emeritus. After completing a pl…

[The American Israelite] Remembering Dick Weiland

“If you believe in something, battle for it.” –Richard A. Weiland

Richard Weiland passed away January 19, at age 93, leaving behind his loving family and a legacy of activism and social justice. Dick was born and raised in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati in the heart of the Je…

[The Jewish Foundation] Jewish Foundation Announces Reflect Cincy Grants

Seven grants totaling $288,500 will fund new ideas to spark Jewish connection in Cincinnati 

CINCINNATI (July 12, 2022) – The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati is awarding seven grants totaling $288,500 for its inaugural Reflect Cincy initiative aimed at funding new and emerging ideas to s…

[Movers & Makers] Donor Pledges $18 Million to Holocaust & Humanity Center

A local donor has pledged $18 million to the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, the center’s largest single gift ever. The gift is being seen as a potential catalyst for more philanthropy for Jewish causes in one of the most active years ever for the Jewish culture in Greater …