The Greensboro Jewish Federation building is located at the corner of Friendly Avenue and Dolley Madison Road. The Federation has two constituent agencies, The Jewish Foundation of Greensboro and Jewish Family Services. As stated on their website, the "Federation has been supporting, sustaining and revitalizing Jewish life for nearly a century." They provide many important services to the local Jewish community. Their assistance extends to financial, emotional, physical and spiritual support. Their website alone is a wealth of information related to issues important to the Jewish community. From seeking grants and scholarships for travel to Israel to attending Jewish overnight camps locally, the website of the Greensboro Jewish Federation is a good place to start. The Federation also offers plenty of opportunities to volunteer and provide financial donations to support their efforts.
Since the 1800's, Greensboro's Jewish community has played a leadership role in many facets of life here. Moses and Ceasar Cone arrived in Greensboro, at the end of the 19th century. The Cone family name became associated with textile industrialism, conservation, and philanthropy. Moses Cone convinced another pair of Jewish brothers, the Sternbergers, to move to Greensboro, in part because of the acceptance he felt by the Greensboro community. Greensboro's early Jewish families, like the above Federation, are at the root of Jewish life in Greensboro.*
Today is ABC Wednesday and J is for Jewish Federation. See our A-I entries, here. See a close-up view of the tree of life/ Star of David decoration on the building's facade, below.
*reference and more information, here.
sounds like a very nice place and good work they do
Have a nice ABC-day / -week
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Posted by: Melody Steenkamp | Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 04:28 PM
Quite a distinctive window!
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 05:29 PM
If I was the person answering the phones, I would enjoy telling the callers that the foundation is located at the corner of Friendly and Dolley Madison. Lots of joyful positiveness in those names. :-)
Posted by: Su-sieee! Mac | Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 09:18 PM
All sounds good. I just hope the nice building doesn't get one of those calls with a bomb scare.
Posted by: Dina | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 09:11 AM
a great community partner
ROG, ABCW
Posted by: Roger Green | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 09:23 AM