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Jeffrey Wild Featured in Jewish Cleveland News on Vision as New Board Chair of Jewish Federation of Cleveland
July 28, 2025
Jeffrey Wild, Firm Administrative Partner, Chief Strategy Partner and Chair of Benesch’s Real Estate Practice Group, was profiled in Jewish Cleveland News following his election as Board Chair of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. In the article, Jeff discusses several key priorities for his term, including combating antisemitism, supporting Jewish education, providing mental health services to children and addressing the needs of elderly adults in the Jewish community. He succeeds Daniel Zelman, who served as Board Chair from 2022 to 2025.
“Building on the incredible momentum that Dan established during his momentous three years, I want to continue to address the evolving and growing needs of our local Jewish community, while at the same time continuing to support the state of Israel through the Federation’s Israel Emergency Campaign and through the support of our strong programs and partnerships overseas,” Jeff said.
Read the full article here.
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