Friday, April 17 2026

Cincinnati 2030 Refocused: Choosing Jewish Cincinnati

For many Jewish communities across the United States, the central challenge is no longer building institutions. It is providing clear pathways for engagement with them.  That dilemma was the driving force behind the March 10th gathering at the Mayerson Jewish Community Center (JCC), where more than 100 leaders convened for a program titled “Cincinnati 2030 Refocused: From Aspiration to Action.” Leading the talk were Danielle Minson, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, and Brian Jaffee, CEO of the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati—two institutions that, as Jaffee put it plainly, “are the two main institutional funders of this Jewish community.”