People come to Jewish Family Service in need—often in dire need. Many of the seniors who receive JFS's supportive mental health services are low income, mentally ill, physically or developmentally disabled or poorly educated. Many also lack community support such as friends or family.
JF…
Yet another Balch Street romance! Like so many others both before and after them, David Lockshin and Rita May met as teenagers at the Akron Jewish Center on Balch Street. Both from Beth El families (although the two of them barely knew each other there), they dated through high school at Buc…
Programs that directly benefit–or are of great importance to–Jewish women can receive funding through The Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund, a restricted fund of the Akron Legacy & Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Board of Akron.
Approximately $6350 is available this year. Inte…
Do you want to empower and help at-risk teens in Kiryat Ekron, Akron’s sister city in Israel? Through a new crowdfunding campaign through the Jewish Community Board of Akron, you can support Israeli high school students and prepare them for the future.
The program, Aharai (which means  
There will be a rededication ceremony for Sherbondy Hill Cemetery on Sunday, April 3, at 10 am. Rabbi Robert Feinberg will lead a short service at the cemetery and then people are free to walk around and see the changes that were made.
Thanks to donors contributing to a crowdfunding camp…
