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Dec 12, 2017

Toy Drive Benefits JCS Kosher Food Bank Families

Toys collected at Federation’s Community-Wide Toy Drive during November’s Maccabi Games are brightening the holiday for many children this week. As families arrive at the Jewish Community Center’s (JCS) Kosher Food Bank, a Federation partner agency, to complete their holiday shopping, they will also be able to bring a Chanukah gift home for their child. The toy drive was truly a community affair, with the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) Bat Mitzvah Club wrapping the gifts and the teens of the Hillel Chessed Club for helping transport all the toys to the Kosher Food Bank and organize them by type.

Helping Kibbutz Or HaNer Heal


Helping Kibbutz Or HaNer Heal


Over three years, a total of $750,000 will be allocated to help residents heal from the economic and physical losses and trauma of October 7.

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Prioritizing Mental Health at Camp

Prioritizing Mental Health at Camp

Camper Care helps camper groups deal with their emotions and build coping strategies while BeWell trainings give camp staff the tools to respond to campers’ emotional needs.

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Western Negev Building Project Launches

Western Negev Building Project Launches

Federation President and CEO Scott Kaufman was one of hundreds of Jewish community leaders from around the world to recently attend the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the Western Negev Building Project in Israel — an initiative to bring up to 1,000 new housing units to the area.

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Ukraine’s Resilient Jewish Community

Ukraine’s Resilient Jewish Community

Ukrainian Jews continue to rely on the Federation system for emergency aid, food, medicine, trauma support, Jewish education and communal connection.

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