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A Letter From Our Leadership<br />
This past year has been filled with accomplishments and impact at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.<br />
A common thread that runs through everything we do for the community is creating and strengthening<br />
relationships.<br />
Inside this annual report, we are highlighting a selection of our <strong>20<strong>18</strong></strong> impacts from the three pillars of our<br />
mission— serving as a community voice, strengthening connections with Israel and World Jewry, and making<br />
investments in Jewish life for today and the next generation. We had great success in <strong>20<strong>18</strong></strong> as we pursued our<br />
overarching goals of ensuring Jewish continuity and connecting people to community in ways that are<br />
authentic and meaningful.<br />
All of the Federation’s accomplishments were made possible by YOU. By acting on the Jewish values that<br />
we all share, you have made a difference on many levels— for individuals, families, for Jewish Puget Sound,<br />
for Israel, and for the global Jewish community. Thank you!<br />
Dozens of Jewish communal leaders have come together through the Federation’s Community Convening<br />
Initiative in the past year to identify the biggest challenges facing Jewish Puget Sound and scope out<br />
solutions in a spirit of collaboration. Relationships— some new, many strengthened —have made the<br />
difference in the progress the initiative has made.<br />
In its first two years, a cohort of 13 Jewish organizations (including the Federation) secured an<br />
estimated $10.6 million in legacy gift commitments through the LIFE & LEGACY endowment-building<br />
program the Federation is carrying out with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.<br />
Our <strong>20<strong>18</strong></strong> Community Trip to Israel, an amazing experience of discovery and making new friends, was all<br />
about strengthening relationships— with our Jewish homeland and with each other here at home.<br />
These accomplishments and more in <strong>20<strong>18</strong></strong> are a testament to a collective dedication to Jewish values— all<br />
of us, together as a community, building on past achievements, present inspiration, and an optimistic view<br />
of what the future holds in store.<br />
From all of us at the Federation,<br />
Thank You !<br />
Nancy B. Greer, President & CEO<br />
Sarah Boden, Board Chair<br />
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