I would like to take this opportunity to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. The federation has a proud history. Its predecessor organization was founded in 1896 to help those many immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe who fled repressive policies and practices of their native countries. Its efforts to help refugees and immigrants continued through the events leading up to and following the Holocaust in Europe in the 1940s and have been renewed in this decade as a result of the opening of the borders of the former Soviet States and the Eastem bloc countries. As Jewish immigrants stream out of Eastern Europe. the Jewish Federation has helped local agencies provide relocation and resettlement services in the Cincinnati area and in Israel. Since 1989. the federation has assisted with the resettlement of more than 1.200 Jewish immigrants and refugees in Cincinnati alone. During the same period. the federation has supported programs to help over 600.000 Jewish immigrants who have taken refuge in Israel. Over time. the Jewish Federation has expanded its activities to include educational. cultural. and humanitarian programs for all members of the community. For example. it works with community organizations to provide services for Jewish youth and the elderly.
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