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The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown celebrated its 90th anniversary and its seventh Women’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 30. The Women’s Hall of Fame honors outstanding women in the greater Youngstown area who have made contributions of local importance and enduring value. Among the honorees were Bonnie Deutsch Burdman, more»

The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation hosted its annual Yom Hashoah Community Commemoration at the Mahoning County Courthouse April 18 and its Shoah Memorial Ceremony at the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown April 23. The theme this year was “Stars without Heaven - Children of the Holocaust,” which was also the title of the exhibit provided more»

As part of its 30th Annual Community Holocaust Commemoration for Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance), the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation held a Student Holocaust Writing, Art, and Multi-Media Contest. Students in grades seven to 12 were invited to submit an original piece of poetry, narrative composition, art, more»

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation recently joined other Jewish organizations around the country to provide winter wear to asylum seekers. Organized by the Phoenix JCRC, the goal was to provide coats, gloves, hats, and other articles of clothing to individuals seeking refuge in the U.S., many coming with only the more»

By Melissa Bateman Federation Director of Community Engagement The Holocaust Education and Commemoration Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation has been working to prepare for the United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day and for Yom Hashoah. At the beginning of summer, the JCRC in more»

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»