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Feb 2, 2018

North American First People's Day Voted into Law in Akron

On January 29, 2018, after a week of deliberation, Akron City Council members voted
unanimously to enact “North American First People’s Day” as law in Akron, Ohio.

A week earlier, seventh and eighth grade students and faculty from The Lippman School, along with
representatives of the …

Feb 2, 2018

Giving through IRAs Even More Attractive Now

Many donors have been using their required IRA distributions to benefit the Jewish Community Board of Akron and reduce their tax burden.  It’s a win-win situation for the donor and for JCBA. Lately, this method of giving has become even more attractive for donors.

In the last several yea…

Jan 8, 2018

RCJ Rundown: January

The Rubber City Jews were truly in the giving spirit this Holiday Season. Together with Young Professionals of Akron (YPA) at our Wags & Whiskers event, we gave a large contribution of pet supplies to Paws and Prayers, a local pet rescue organization. RCJ members volunteered at the Habitat f…

Jan 8, 2018

Sherbondy Records Updated

When Steve Johnson volunteered to update the database for Sherbondy Hill Cemetery, he thought it might take a few hours of work. But the retired engineer found it became a labor of love, spending hours and hours visiting the cemetery and matching up the sections and rows assigned to the actu…

Dec 1, 2017

Finding a Place in Jewish Akron

When Sandy Ginsburg moved to Medina two years ago for a job, he chose a place to live logically: It was relatively close to Cleveland, Akron and “within walking distance to The Waffle House.”

“Little did I know at the time that the proximity of my apartment to Akron would be arguably …