JFGI Connections

These are the voices that connect us as a Jewish community.

Thank you, Robbie Alder!

Robbie Alder, who has served as the Federation’s part-time PJ Library coordinator, is now working as the Student to Student Coordinator and Programming Associate with the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council. During her PJ Library tenure, she managed the PJ Library and PJ Our Wa…

Welcome Brian Hoffman!

LIVES WITH: My wife Amanda, our cat Jellybean, and our dog Minnie.
HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas
EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree from Tulane University and master’s degree from Florida State University.
BACKGROUND: I grew up in Dallas and after graduating from Tulane, worked for Zeta Beta Tau (Z…

Local Couple Remembered with New Scholarship for Women Pursuing Education

In 2021 an endowed scholarship was established in memory of Svetlana and Zinovy Grimberg – people of rare integrity, abundant generosity, and inspiring courage. The Svetlana and Zinovy Grimberg Endowed Scholarship was funded by their daughters, Tina Grimberg and Natasha Sacks, and her husb…

Meet the Jewish Federation’s New Leader, Marc Swatez!

Marc Swatez comes to Indianapolis from the Chicago area where he’s had a broad range of Jewish philanthropic experiences over the past two decades. He most recently served as the longtime CEO of The ARK, a large, community-funded agency which provides medical, legal and social services for…

Your Dollars, Your Impact!

Thank you to the Planning & Allocations Committee, led by co-chairs Megan Maurer and Eric Ratner, for all their time and commitment as they reviewed funding requests, considered community needs, and recommended important allocations for 2022.
Countless hours are spent by committee members me…