Current News

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Campus Gala to Honor Mandels

At the Annual Campus Gala on Nov. 14, we will celebrate for the benefit of the Shaw JCC, Lippman School and Jewish Family Service–organizations on the Schultz Campus for Jewish Life. This year, we honor Lisa and Thom Mandel for their ongoing dedication, leadership and generosity to the Cam…

JCBA will double your donation to crowdfunding projects

All online donations to Jewish Akron’s crowdfunding projects are now eligible for a matching grant. JCBA will match each donation dollar-for-dollar up to $100 per gift, now through July 24, 2015 at midnight. Eligible projects include:

Anshe Sfard

Shaw JCC

Temple Israel

The Lippman S…

Rick Spector: "I'm proud to be a member of the Akron Jewish community"

Rick Spector is the incoming president of the JCBA. He was introduced by his father in the Annual Meeting that took place on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

"I’m looking forward to the opportunity to serve as the President of the Jewish Community Board of Akron.  My prior experience serving on …

Annual Meeting - notes from David K. Koch, CEO, JCBA

A year ago in this auditorium we celebrated 100 years of the Jewish Federation in Akron and announced that work would soon begin on the new Albert E and Janet L Schultz Campus for Jewish Life.

A little over a month ago many of you gathered outside to celebrate the formal dedication of the S…

Good-bye from Shlichim Tohar and Ofri

A year ago, one morning in May we received a phone call from the ‘Suchnut’ (Jewish Agency):  “I am happy to inform you that you have passed the final test and you have been accepted to the program to be Shlichim!”

We still remember the “WOW!” we felt. With the rush of excitemen…