by Marla Cohen The Jewish Federation of Rockland County will allocate nearly $100,000 in grants in the upcoming campaign year to a variety of organizations and synagogue programs. The money will support an array of community projects, varying in scope from a school startup, to home care for elderly Holocaust survivors, to synagogue outreach initiatives […]
by Marla Cohen Holocaust survivor and education services, Israel education, youth leadership development, Jewish unity and senior programming are just a handful of needs that will be funded this coming year through a new grant program of the Jewish Federation of Rockland County based on “compelling needs.” The board of directors voted in late May […]
Founding RJFS gave Federation a way to change lives by Masada Siegel November 12, 2010When Rockland Jewish Family Services began in 1987, it was as a committee of the Jewish Federation of Rockland County. Forming it was a way to help meet community needs, which at that time focused on resettling Jewish immigrants from the […]
After 25 years, organizers reflect on work Marla Cohen Along the way, it founded and funded an Education Center and a newspaper. And it gave support to the Holocaust Museum and Study Center and local day and Hebrew schools and a campus Hillel at Rockland Community College.It may sound like putting the cart before the […]
Education Center provides Rockland with learning opportunities by Masada Siegel A little learning can go a long way, and the Jewish Federation Education Center of Rockland shows that to be true. Created in 1986 by the Jewish Federation of Rockland County, the Education Center, then known as the Jewish Education Resource Center, was to provide […]
