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An Israel Travelogue: Israel Through Photography

Here, members of our community who traveled to Israel and our Partnership region in the Western Galilee write about their experiences. For information and tips on traveling to Israel, contact Michelle Hershenson via the Federation office, 317.726.5450.

Adopt-A-Family Made Chanukah Bright

Our ninth Annual Adopt-A-Family Community Day on November 24 was unforgettable. The program was chaired by Matt Burnett, Marlo Katz and Wendy Keller. Over 50 people gathered at the Burnett home for breakfast and over 100 people met for lunch and wrapping at Etz Chaim Congregation. Many other…

Indy Welcomes Abba Micha

On November 18,  we welcomed Micha Feldmann, author of On The Wings of Eagles: the Secret Operation of the Ethiopian Exodus to Indianapolis. Known as Abba Micha by the thousands of Ethiopians he has brought to Israel, Feldmann worked for the Jewish Agency for Israel beginning in 1970. In 19…

Meyer Bronicki: A Survivor’s Tale

YLD hosted an intimate and incredibly meaningful Shabbat dinner with Holocaust survivor and member of the Bielski Partisans Meyer Bronicki at the home of Jacob and Mary Gorden on Friday, December 13. Guests viewed a documentary about the Bielski Brothers and listened to Meyer speak.…

Save the Date: Super Sunday 2014

Save the Date: Super Sunday
It's that time of year again to set aside a couple of hours on Sunday, February 23 to help secure critical funds for our programs and agencies. Let's inspire Jewish community through volunteerism and tzedakah! Together we do extraordinary things.

Our volunteers f…