Women hear about importance of Judaism at Federation's MaIN Event

More than 300 women heard special guests Julie Platt and Sarah Hurwitz discuss the importance of embracing one’s Jewishness in a fireside chat at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Women IN Philanthropy MaIN Event on Oct. 22. Close

PHOTOS: Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Women IN Philanthropy MaIN Event on Oct. 22

The MaIN Event is Women IN Philanthropy’s annual Campaign for Jewish Needs event, which brings the area’s philanthropic Jewish women together to support the organization’s causes aimed at strengthening Jewish communities across the world. Platt and Hurwitz discussed the difficulties of being a Jew today, and the subsequent responsibility Jewish people have to double down on their cultural identity during the program at Green Road Synagogue in Beachwood.

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