Jun 12, 2015 | Annual Campaign, Israel & Overseas, JFGD
Like a lot of kids, brothers Yossi and Dor Ben Yishai dreamed about pizza. As adults, that dream transformed into owning their own pizzeria. With the help of Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel and its Small Business Loan Fund, they opened opened a...
Jun 5, 2015 | Annual Campaign, Israel & Overseas, JFGD
As we look forward to celebrating at Temple Israel’s Jewish Cultural Festival, we’re reminded how much celebrating Judasim brings people together. Not only does it provide a safe environment to explore our own Jewish culture and heritage, it also promotes...
May 29, 2015 | Annual Campaign, Israel & Overseas, JFGD
As a teenager during World War II, Aza and her mother fled to Central Asia after the Nazis invaded her native Ukraine and her father was killed on the front lines. Even when it was considered safe enough to return, mother and daughter stayed away. With their hometown...
May 22, 2015 | Annual Campaign, Israel & Overseas
“I’d never been to Israel before, I’m 58 years old now, I was 57 when I went. I said to myself, ‘I’m long overdue’, I really want to go. I may or may not go after this, but I really want to go”, recalled Steve Renas, a retired...
May 13, 2015 | Annual Campaign, Israel & Overseas
Following the deadly earthquake that struck Nepal in late April, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is providing relief and medical supplies – including shelter, nutritional items, sanitation, and water – for survivors of the tremor that killed at...
