Category: MJF Impact

Global

July 17, 2023

Holocaust Survivor in Ukraine

Rita, 84, is one of the few members of her family who survived the Holocaust and has been living alone in Ukraine. When fighting broke out, her granddaughter Jenny was...

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Global

April 6, 2022

On the Ukrainian border

Dr. Allan Stillerman, Minneapolis Jewish Federation donor, and James Cohen, CEO, are in Poland on a solidarity mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America. Representatives of a handful...

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Harry Kay

May 16, 2022

Four ways we’re connecting to Israel

Don’t get us wrong—we here at MJF love Minnesota, but at a certain point (usually, sometime in January), we start daydreaming about Israel. After all, what can compare to a...

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Israel

July 2, 2024

Tikvatenu II: Home

Today was an unforgettable day.  As a first-time visitor to our homeland, my anticipation grew every day since I booked my flight several months ago.  For days, weeks, and months,...

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Israel

April 4, 2022

To Israel with Love

Dr. Allan Stillerman, Minneapolis Jewish Federation donor, and James Cohen, CEO, are in Poland on a solidarity mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America.

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P2G

September 14, 2022

What is the Jewish people?

This is a question we ask and will probably continue to ask all our lives, for some of us it is as clear as day, and for some of us...

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Local

September 26, 2023

Student Well-Being

Student mental health and well-being are at the forefront of issues for Minnesota Hillel. Hillel staff and student leaders have been hard at work going above and beyond their mission...

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Israel

February 21, 2024

Tikvatenu: Day One

On February 18, a group of volunteers and staff from Minneapolis Jewish Federation embarked on a week-long volunteer and solidarity mission to Israel. Aaron Goldstein, a community member and one...

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Local

October 6, 2023

Live 2B Healthy

Craft Night and Entertainment Fridays are truly memories in the making for Sholom’s Menorah tenants. These are but a few of the many group and individualized therapeutic recreation activities, provided...

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Local

August 29, 2023

Schools Then and Now

It was not so long ago that the closest students and teachers got to one another was side by side, in little boxes on computer screens. But now, with the...

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