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Leaders from Youngstown Area Jewish Federation joined over 1,200 Jewish communal leaders in Chicago at Jewish Federations’ three-day General Assembly, where they set the shared Jewish communal agenda for the year ahead and heard from a diverse array of voices on critical issues facing the North American Jewish community. First held 90 years ago, the more»

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation 30th Annual High Holiday food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley netted $22,495 and 1,287 pounds of food. Included in the $22,495 was a $20,000 grant from the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation. The committee, following in more»

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation’s Social Action Committee held “Project Connect,” this year’s Mitzvah Day event Oct. 23. About 70 participants had access to free services such as mammograms, dental cleanings, medical screenings, and haircuts, and learned about valuable community more»

Oct. 7, the JCRC hosted a Lox & Legislators Breakfast at Heritage Manor Retirement & Rehabilitation Community. Elected officials from all over the Valley and our community leaders attended. Eric Murray, executive director of Senior Living by the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation spoke about the recent Heritage Manor renovation and expansion project. more»

The Jewish Community Relations Council’s Social Action Committee kicked off 2022’s Nonviolence Week by participating in the annual parade. Organizations from all over the Valley came together to start the state-recognized week by entering floats decorated with messages of peace, unity, and non-violence. The JCRC’s float’s theme was more»

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has recently used his media presence and social influence to espouse antisemitic tropes about Jewish intimidation, power, and control, and to explicitly threaten violence against Jewish people. Antisemitism in all forms and from any sources must never be accepted or tolerated. West’s comments are unacceptable, more»

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Center of Youngstown held a voter registration drive with the League of Women Voters on National Voter Registration Day. Participants were able to register to vote and check their voter registration status. Absentee ballot request forms and polling site more»

The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation will hold the Valley’s first Project Connect, a free resource and community fair, on Oct. 23 at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown. Guests are welcome to visit the event and will have access to nearly 30 community organizations who will be offering free services and resources. All those who attend will more»