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Reflection from Aviva Walls, Gesher Jewish Day School

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“Darkness does not drive out darkness, only light can do that.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr This past week, I embarked on a mission with the Jewish Federation of Greater

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Bob Rodman

Bob Rodman

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Bob Rodman "There are always those less fortunate" In describing why he has donated to The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington for so many years, Bob recalls his own upbringing. Read more
Steve Johnston

Steve Johnston

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Steve Johnston Since my Jewish faith is a foundation for why I give and the Jewish community is so important to me, I look to The Jewish Federation to guide Read more
Sara Evangelista

Sara Evangelista

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Sara Evangelista For young adults to feel fulfilled and supported as they navigate life here, they need a place where they feel a sense of belonging. Helping young adults find Read more
Sue Ducat

Sue Ducat

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Sue Ducat Enabling Jews to live fuller lives. Sue was raised in New York. Her parents were born in Europe and escaped to the United States before the bombing of Read more
Nancy Duber

Nancy Duber

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Nancy Duber [By giving to Federation] you can touch more Jewish lives across the world than any other organization. The Duber family planted its roots in Washington 40 years ago Read more
Allan Mendelowitz

Allan Mendelowitz

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Allan Mendelowitz [I hope that our Jewish community will] be a vehicle for the preservation and continuity of the values and ethics that have been the core of Jewish civilization. Read more
Carol Gordon

Carol Gordon

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Carol Gordon I believe in the phrase ’from strength to strength' [from the Hebrew phrase, Chazak, Chazak, V'nitchazek]. That is what I wish for our Jewish community. That it takes Read more
Building Blocks of Community

Building Blocks of Community

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We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of life during last night’s Lag B’Omer celebration in northern Israel. Our thoughts are with the many families who lost loved ones. May Read more
Meet Local Hero Stephanie Simenauer Lynn

Meet Local Hero Stephanie Simenauer Lynn

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  As a hospice nurse at Federation partner agency JSSA, Stephanie Simenauer Lynn has something of an ideal standard and a perfect vision for how she and her team administer

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