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Ann Arbor joins National Endowment Initiative Topping $1 Billion in Legacy Commitments: 11 Local Jewish Organizations kick-off LIFE & LEGACY®
In less than 8 years, LIFE & LEGACY has motivated more than 17,000 donors in 63 communities across North America to commit more than a billion dollars in current and after-lifetime assets to the Jewish organizations which shaped their lives. Eileen Freed,...
Update on the JCRC
In fall 2019, the Federation convened dialogues across the community through Conversations with Seven, a series focused on bringing various voices of our Jewish community together to learn from one another. Through those conversations, we created the Jewish Community...
In a time of isolation, our Jewish community works together as we plan for reopening
By any measure, the last few months have challenged us in ways we could not have imagined before we first heard about a new/novel Coronavirus causing upheaval across the globe. It seems as though in the blink of an eye, here in Michigan, schools and businesses were...
Update on LIFE & LEGACY®
In late February, excitement was building, as the eleven greater Ann Arbor organizations participating in LIFE & LEGACY, finalized their legacy plans and prepared for the scheduled kick-off on March 1. Then everything came to a sudden halt. As COVID-19 forced...
Jewish Federation celebrates transition and community at 2020 Annual Meeting
Over 100 individuals on more than 95 computer screens gathered remotely for the 2020 Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor Annual Meeting Wednesday, June 10. The format of the evening was completely different from previous years, as it was the first, and hopefully...
We Stand in Solidarity
Federation Statement on the Killing of George Floyd The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor joins Jewish and other communities across the nation in expressing our grief and outrage over the killing of George Floyd. We mourn the senseless death of George Floyd and...
2020 Annual Campaign Donor Recognition Roll
Thank You for Powering our Community The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor 2020 Annual Community Campaign Draft Donor Recognition Roll (as of July 15, 2020) *includes a Women's Campaign Gift Prime Minster ($100,000+) Michael Levine King David...
Meet the 2020-2021 Slate for Board of Directors
Continuing Board Members Joelle Abramowitz is a New Jersey native who made her way to Ann Arbor in 2016 via Washington DC, Brussels, Hong Kong, Chicago, and Seattle. She is a PhD economist and works at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research....
Community Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
Community Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources In these uncertain times, Our Jewish Community is Here to Help This page is being updated daily and contains information about the anticipated effects of COVID-19. The rapid progression of COVID-19 and its recent upgrade to...
Creating a Culture of Belonging
By Eileen Freed What does it take to be a Jewish community in which everyone feels they belong? What steps can local organizations, congregations and programs take to demonstrate their openness and accessibility to all? How can the community work together to create an...