To purchase a camp slide show on DVD for $10, contact marcy@jfedokc.org. 

Catch up on all the news at Camp Chaverim 2010 with our Chai Lights Newsletters.  Click on the links below to download each issue.

Chai Lights Session 1

Chai Lights Session 1B

Chai Lights Session 2 A

Chai Lights Session 2 B

Chai Lights Session 3 A

Chai Lights Session 3 B

LIVE GENEROUSLY!

When you LIVE GENEROUSLY... you do a world of good and change the lives of Jews around the world! Here's how you can make a difference!

THE JEW CREW reaches out to Young Jews in OKC

The greater Oklahoma City area, including Norman and Edmond, is attraching many new young, Jewish professionals, and the Jewish Federation is reaching out to them through "The Jew Crew." This new group is all about creating connections, making new friends, and networking with other Jewish young adults.

Celebrate Loved Ones & Special Occasions--and do a Mitzvah!

Your gift to the Jewish Federation of OKC can do a lot more than you think!  When you're not sure how to mark a special occasion or honor the life of a loved one, remember that we have two unique ways to give--and do a mitzvah at the same time!

Donate Now!
...it does a world of good

YOU can make a world of difference! Your pledge of support to the Federation is essential to the very life of the Oklahoma City Jewish community -- and assists Jews in Israel and around the world!

A Mitzvah that Keeps on Giving!

by Marcy Price 

Our organized Jewish commUNITY does as admirable job of reaching out to hospitalized patients, the sick, and the homebound through our established Caring Committees. But the mitzvah of bikkur cholim is the responsibility of us all. Click on the link below for more ways to help.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City
Phone: (405) 848-3132
Fax: (405) 848-3180
E-mail: office@jfedokc.org

For up-to-date information on Jewish activities around the world, visit www.jewishfederations.org, the site of Jewish Federations of North America (formerly United Jewish Communities).

The 2010 General Assembly and the International Lion of Judah Conference will be November 7-9 in New Orleans. Visit the site above to register.

PBS's New "Anne Frank" Masterpiece A Classic

PBS Masterpiece Theatre's new production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" showed Sunday, April 11, to good reviews.

Funds still desperately needed for Haitian Relief!

The Jewish Federations of Greater Oklahoma City is partnering with the Jewish Federations of North America to funnel humanitarian aid to haiti through their emergency mailbox.

100% of collected donations will go directly to support non-sectarian needs on the ground. Emergency relief will be provided through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the "911" of the Jewish world, and through IsraAID, the coordinating body of Israeli charities devoted to global relief work.

We're proud of our Jewish community's compassion and honored to serve as a conduit for its generosity.

Go to www.jewishfederations.org and click on the Haitian Relief logo to donate.

Israeli Scientist Receives Noble Prize

Israeli scientist Ada Yonath, a leading researcher in the structural biology field, was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry October 7, 2009. Yonath shares the prize with Britain's Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz, an American for studies in the structure and function of the ribosome.

Yonath has focused her research on the structure of the ribosome, a part of the cell that synthesizes protein and translates genetic code in the production of Protein. She was the first Israeli biologist to work with NASA in sending research to outer space and is the fourth woman to win the Nobel chemistry prize and the first since 1964. She is a professor and head researcher in the field of structural biology and biochemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

COMMUNITY Newsletter

Catch all the latest news about the OKC Jewish community in our Fall 2009 K'hilatenu CommUNITY Newsletter.

Down load by click on the link below.

To receive information about our events, send us your email address to office@jfedokc.org.

NEWS FROM ISRAEL...

Advertiser Creates Ads to Promote Israel

Up against the anti-Israel, anti-semitic machine propelled by the Arab world, it has been hard to fight back and give Israel the image she deserves. As a gift to Israel for her 60th birthday, David Suissa put his advertising talent and passion for Israel together in a new venture called ads4israel.com. Take a minute to check out the ads he created. They are brilliant! Go to:

ads4israel.com

Condolence Information

Many people have contacted the JCPA for ways to express their empathy with the families of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, Israeli soldiers who remains are being returned to their families as part of the recent prisoner exchange. The JCRC of Greater Boston has developed a website to facilitate the sending of condolences directly to the two families. For more information, go to www.jcrcboston.org.

Links to Israel

 To find out what's happening in Israel, visit the JTA Global News Service of the Jewish People.

Pioneering Jews Helped Build State of Oklahoma

When the Oklahoma Territory was first opened for settlement, many Jews from the East moved here to open stores, banks, newspapers, and other businessess. These pioneers played an essential part in building what became the great State of Oklahoma. Here are some of their stories...