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Library Book Sale

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The monthly First Friday used book bag sale at Lee Rd. has a special focus in August. It will feature children’s and teen books as well as books about education and resources for teachers. Come get books for your classrooms or to give your kids to take home. LARGE Selection! All day: 9 am to 9pm, Friday August 5th in the upstairs bookshop at Lee Rd. Fill a grocery bag for $4.

3rd Annual Cleveland Heights Safety Forces Night

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3rd Annual Cleveland Heights Safety Forces Night
Cleveland Heights Community Center

Tuesday, August 2, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

  • Meet and interact with some of the officers of the Cleveland Heights Police Departments as well as the Fire Department.
  • Take an interactive look at the tools and equipment both departments use.
  • Information on personal safety and fire safety topics.
  • Literature, handouts and information about the Cleveland Heights Police Academy and Citizens Police Academy.
  • Cleveland Heights residents can also bring their bicycles to get bike licenses free of charge.

Complimentary Hot Dogs / Chips / Pop / Water / Sno Cones / T-shirts (while supplies last) / Caricature Artist / Balloon Twister for the kids / Bicycle Raffle (Ed: Confirm kosher status)

Yesh Tikvah Launches “Tikvah For Teens” Pilot Program

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yeshtikvagMany Chesed organizations exist to help with medical care, yet many times, mental health care is not included. We can’t push off care for a broken arm or appendicitis, but if a marriage is in trouble, it’s easier to push it aside then find money for treatment in a tight budget. Yesh Tikvah is an organization that brings hope to Clevelanders who need mental health care, but can’t afford it.

Up until now, Yesh Tikvah has served only clients 18 years or older. However, the need to serve teens in our community has been studied. In 2010, Dr. Mendel Singer, PhD., MPH did a survey of the three main schools serving the Orthodox community. Participants in the study answered questions about stress, depression, and living up to expectations.

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Help Wanted: Sales Associate

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Blums party goods looking for a sales associate to help with all aspects of a retail party store: Skills required: Merchandising, gift wrapping, customer service. Helpful to know Quickbooks/POS. Please call 216-509-2282

(LocalJewishNews continues to try to do its part to assist community members to find employment by offering free help wanted ads to community businesses and organizations. So if you have a position to fill, let us know. Check out other job offerings in our New Classifieds Section)

Lois Davis Gives $1 Million to Support Hebrew Shelter Home’s At-Risk Families

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(Press Release) Lois Davis of Beachwood has created a $1 million endowment fund to support the Hebrew Shelter Home. Working with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Jewish Family Service Association (JFSA), Davis established the fund to annually support the home’s capital improvements and programming for families who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.

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Now Accepting Nominations & Applications: 2016-2017 Saltzman Youth Panel

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(Jewish Federation of Cleveland)

Jewish high school juniors and seniors interested in strengthening the Jewish community and making the world a better place are encouraged to apply for the 2016-2017 Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel, a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. As a group, panelists recommend how to distribute up to $50,000 to programs in the Jewish and general communities. Participants will develop their leadership and group consensus skills as they learn about the philanthropic process and responding to community needs.

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