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Oct 31, 2018

Join Solidarity Shabbat: We Stand with Pittsburgh

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Unify our Community with a continental expression of resilience and Jewish peoplehood

Last Shabbat, we witnessed the deadliest act of anti-Semitism in Jewish North American history. This Shabbat, we respond with our greatest show of solidarity.

The Jewish Community Board of Akron is suppor…

Oct 29, 2018

Updated Information for Akron Community Vigil on November 1st

The Akron Jewish community mourns the loss of 11 innocent people and those who were severely wounded at Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers, sisters, first responders and community members who were impacted by this…

Oct 28, 2018

Standing Together in the Face of Tragedy

Oct 26, 2018

FREE Informational Session for Holocaust Survivors at JFS

If you or someone you know who currently resides in the Akron or Summit County area, is Jewish, and lived in Europe or the occupied territories of the Former Soviet Union between January 1933 and May 1945, you may be eligible for reparations and/or other in-home support services.

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Oct 3, 2018