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May 27, 2015

A Bigger Slice of the Pie for Small Businesses in Israel

Like most kids, brothers Yossi and Dor Ben Yishai dreamed about pizza. As adults, they transformed that dream into owning their own pizzeria. With the help of Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, they opened a successful Italian restaurant in the largest mall in Be’er Sheva.

B…

May 27, 2015

Fleeing Ukraine: One Family’s Escape to Israel

Yuri Sohriansky calls the situation in his hometown of Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, “the end of the world. The houses across from ours in Lugansk were constantly under falling shells and rockets. There is no food, no medicine, everything is shut up. Roads are closed and in the nighttime th…

May 27, 2015

A Summer Camp Dream Come True for Gavin

Gavin Mason almost couldn’t go to summer camp.
 

A 9-year-old boy with Down Syndrome, Gavin was rejected by a summer program that couldn’t accommodate his significant developmental delays. His mother, Lynne, was used to fighting for him, but with money scarce and expenses high, it look…

May 27, 2015

Jewish Learning “Plus” A Little Something Extra

A message from Laura Axler, a PJ Library mom:

It’s funny, but on the same day that Federation asked if I would participate in the PJ Library program, I was rearranging our children’s bookshelves. Like most young families, we have lots of children’s books that my eight-year-old, Jordan…

May 27, 2015

Navigating the Empty Nest—with Jewish Community

How do you build community when you’re an empty nester? Where do you go to connect with others when you’ve retired from work, and friends have moved away? For many Jewish women, the answer lies with Federation.


Federation staff and National Women’s Philanthropy lay leaders are spearh…