Celebrate Community at Opening Event!

Join us for "The Spirit of Our Times: An Evening with David Brooks," the Opening Event to the 2011 UJA Federation Campaign on Sunday, October 3rd. Come together to celebrate Jewish "peoplehood" firsthand with David Brooks, Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times. We are grateful to Harter Secrest & Emery LLP for sponsorship of this event.
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Overall Contributions Increase in '09-10

The Rochester Jewish community – known for its generosity – continues to provide for the programs supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester. Despite feeling the economic crunch, as in most communities, $4,197,734 was raised through the annual UJA Federation Campaign in 2009-10.
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Federation Adopts New Look

The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester unveiled a new name and logo to help create a stronger visual identity in sync with Federations across North America.
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Final "Count Me In" Survey Tally: 2,334!

Initial "Count Me In" Study of the Greater Rochester Jewish Community survey results are in: When our online survey closed, and the data set was cleaned, our final sample ended up with 2,334 usable interviews! This includes 100 local Jewish college students. We thank each and every community member who took the time to fill out the survey!
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Welcome to Jewish Rochester

The Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester welcomes you! The Federation is an "umbrella" for the over 25,000 people who live in Jewish households in the Greater Rochester area. We are a diverse and vibrant community with so much to offer. Want to reach us? Call 585-461-0490 or write to: Jewish Community Federation, 441 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.
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The Jewish Federations support JDC's Ariel Job Centers in Riga, Latvia and Tallinn, Estonia, which battle rising unemployment and poverty among Jews in the Baltics. The centers, based on a pioneering model that continues to help Argentina’s Jews recover in the wake of that country’s economic crisis, provide classes and training on job hunting, interviewing, resume-building and computer skills. Click here for details. 

Global Day of Jewish Learning

SAVE THIS DATE: Put Sunday, November 7th, 9AM-4PM on your calendar: It's the Global Day of Jewish Learning! Along with Jewish communities around the world, we will celebrate in a BIG way with featured speakers Rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Dr. Joshua Halberstam... not to mention celebrity Chef Tal Ronnen and a diverse selection of topics that grows daily!

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