October 21, 200816 yr ^Yeah, look at all that parking, green space, and the inspiring architecture! Is it any wonder why they left the crime ridden and desolate downtown for this suburban paradise? Uggggggggh. No offense to those in suburbs, by the way.
October 21, 200816 yr ^Yeah, look at all that parking, green space, and the inspiring architecture! Is it any wonder why they left the crime ridden and desolate downtown for this suburban paradise? Uggggggggh. No offense to those in suburbs, by the way. Jpoptart, please. No need to apologize. Beachwood is bland and uninspiring. My cousin lives just west of this. Those split level 70s & 80's houses are hideous!
March 7, 200916 yr Jewish Community Federation lays off 25, faces nearly $3 million shortfall Posted by Margaret Bernstein/Plain Dealer Reporter March 07, 2009 08:15AM Facing declining endowments and donations, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland laid off 25 people Thursday and announced plans to trim $600,000 from its operating expenses. In a letter e-mailed Friday to donors, federation officials explained that layoffs were their only choice, with this year's budget facing a shortfall of nearly $3 million. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com
March 7, 200916 yr That could have had a very different headline in the PD, with the ending and all. Musky, what is that guy in your picture up to?
March 7, 200916 yr ^ lol He is throwing a molotov cocktail, except its a bunch of flowers. It's a stencil from graffiti artist Banksy. I think I need to recrop it though. ************ Re-cropped
May 18, 200916 yr Whatever happened to plans of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland to leave downtown for the suburbs? Plain Dealer file The recession has slowed the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's move to the suburbs. The leadership of Cleveland's Jewish community still plans to empty the downtown flagship and sail most of the troops out of the city, just not so fast. The recession is slowing a controversial move. The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the chief planning and fund-raising arm of the region's Jewish community, is feeling the effects of the recession. After recent layoffs, about 95 people work in its landmark building on PlayhouseSquare. On Sept. 11, 2008, federation trustees voted to move the bulk of the staff and operations east, to where its members are concentrated, ending a 105-year tradition of calling Cleveland home. More at http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/05/lebron_james_mansion_in_bath_t.html
May 18, 200916 yr Maybe if they wouldn't have bought the building in Beachwood, the layoffs could've been avoided.....
May 18, 200916 yr Maybe if they wouldn't have bought the building in Beachwood, the layoffs could've been avoided..... exactly.
May 18, 200916 yr The way I understood through a conversation with someone... the building would be given to them (or maybe sold at a ridiculously ridiculously low price, thus the term "purchase") if and only if they agreed to move their operations to beachwood.
May 18, 200916 yr It says "purchase" in the article, but maybe the article is wrong. I don't know. are you suggesting that the PD makes mistakes?
August 14, 200915 yr This would be an amazing development ... a silver lining to the leadership of the Federation moving out of the city against the wishes of a majority of its membership. Sigh. I digress. Good news! Jewish Community Federation Cleveland headquarters could become home to international welcome center: Global Village with Robert Smith by Robert Smith, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer Wednesday August 12, 2009 As it loses one cultural institution, downtown Cleveland could gain another. Leaders of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, which plans to vacate its headquarters on PlayhouseSquare, are talking with people interested in opening an international welcome center. Discussions are at the early stages, but backers of both the federation and the welcome center see possibilities ... ... For more information, please visit http://www.cleveland.com/globalvillage/index.ssf/2009/08/jewish_community_federation_cl.html
August 14, 200915 yr Note to Renee.... it's a lot easier for a city to thrive if you don't abandon it.
August 14, 200915 yr I like the idea of an international welcome center, but I think it would be better placed in UC, or between UC and the Clinic. That seems to be the nexus of our institutions that can be an international scale draw- UH, CC, CWRU.
September 17, 200915 yr Family to provide $16 million so Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland can move to suburbs By Associated Press 7:30 AM EDT, September 17, 2009 CLEVELAND (AP) — A family is offering $16 million to help a Cleveland Jewish organization move from downtown to the suburbs. Fox.com http://www.fox59.com/news/sns-ap-oh--jewishfederation-move,0,674076.story The foundation issued a short statement Wednesday, saying, "We believe that this development will enable the federation to strengthen its role in promoting the vitality of our Jewish community and will optimize its impact on Cleveland and elsewhere for decades to come." Cleveland.com: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1253176507171060.xml&coll=2
September 17, 200915 yr That's unfortunate. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 17, 200915 yr It's funny how money can make a small group of people override the feelings of a significantly larger group....
September 17, 200915 yr I really don't get this. Seems really short sighted considering the tide of organizations is to move and invest in the core of cities, especially where they have long time roots.
September 17, 200915 yr So the direction of the future for this organization is being dictated by an 87 year old man. That makes a lot of sense. Good ridance to these people.
September 17, 200915 yr So the direction of the future for this organization is being dictated by an 87 year old man. That makes a lot of sense. Good ridance to these people. Seriously that was my first thought! Either way...money money money talks.
September 18, 200915 yr So I guess now I know why the outcry of most of the Jewish population didn't carry much weight. We all have a vote, but only one counts...
January 24, 201015 yr WOW! Cleveland's Jewish community wants to welcome the world By Robert L. Smith, The Plain Dealer January 23, 2010, 5:00PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After the Soviet Union collapsed, the region's Jewish community guided more than 6,000 Russian Jews to Northeast Ohio. Before the Russian wave, it helped to welcome refugees from Vietnam, gaining insight into the art of resettlement. Now the Jewish community is poised to parlay its immigrant expertise once again. It's assuming a leadership role in the effort to create an international welcome center in Cleveland. The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the chief planning and fundraising agency for the region's 80,000 Jews, is committing resources to a center designed to attract international talent and investment. It's offering expertise, start-up funding and the prospect of an enticing location -- its headquarters building on Playhouse Square. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/clevelands_jewish_community_wa.html
January 24, 201015 yr Let's not forget we have a Cleveland Immigration thread if the discussion starts leaning that way: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,16992.30.html
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