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Houston Federation’s National Young Leadership Cabinet Welcomes New Members
Jully 15, 2025 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s chapter of National Young Leadership (NYL) Cabinet proudly welcomes five new members growing its cohort to 28. NYL Cabinet is the Federation’s premier young leadership program that educates and connects the next generation of global Jewish leaders and philanthropists. Houston has seen considerable growth in […]
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Debra G. Cohen to Receive Lion of Judah Top Honor
August 7, 2024 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Women’s Philanthropy Division is proud to celebrate its 2025 Lion of Judah Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award Winner, Debra G. Cohen, at the International Lion of Judah Conference in Atlanta, January 12-14, 2025. Houston Lions, led by Delegation Chairs Haya Varon and Stacy Soefer Gomar, will travel to […]
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Velva and Fred Levine Make Historic Gift to Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
June 22, 2020 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce that longtime Federation supporters and Houston philanthropists Velva and Fred Levine have generously made the lead gift for the new Federation building, which will be named the Velva G. and H. Fred Levine Jewish Federation of Greater Houston […]
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Collage 2020 Celebrates 25 Years of the Federation’s Signature Women’s Philanthropy Luncheon
February 2, 2020 — The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston celebrated the 25th anniversary of Collage with a sold-out crowd of approximately 840 at the Royal Sonesta on Tuesday, February 11. Mother and daughters-in-law team Martha Weisberg Barvin, Kaori Barvin, and Olivia Barvin chaired the event, which is the largest gathering of Jewish women in […]