Current News

Select news items and articles published in the Akron Jewish News.

Jewish Leadership Initiative launches in September

Community is at the core of the new Jewish Leadership Initiative (JLI). The Jewish Community Board of Akron (JCBA) developed this new, no-cost program, in collaboration with Leadership Akron, to help develop and connect younger adults in the community.


Described as “professional developm…

JFS hosts first Night at the Movies on Aug. 22

It’s a night at the movies—and an evening to support JFS! Jewish Family Service invites the community for conversation, cocktails, appetizers and a special showing of the film A Lady in the Van.  Starring Maggie Smith, the heartwarming comedy tells the story of "a man [who] forms an une…

Fundraising goal met for Aharai program

The Akron Jewish community has had a long relationship with the residents of Kiryat Ekron, Israel, our sister city. Kiryat Ekron is a working class town with a large population of immigrants, especially from Ethiopia. The Aharai program recently began in the city, to help the at-risk youth i…

J-Ticket to reduce cost to participation in Jewish life in Akron

Late last year, the Jewish Community Board convened a strategic planning committee to prioritize and recommend specific initiatives to sustain and advance Jewish life here in Akron. One of its recommendations was the need to focus on engaging families and reduce the cost of Jewish participat…

Sherbondy Hill Cemetery’s historic, mysterious roots

In Akron’s Jewish history, it is unclear just how and why Sherbondy Hill Cemetery was founded, when there was already a Jewish section at Glendale Cemetery and South Street Cemetery existed. We know it was started by The Orthodox Jewish Cemetery Association, which was incorporated on Octob…