Quad Cities
About Our Community
The mission of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities is to preserve and enrich Jewish communal life through innovative leadership that is responsive and responsible to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel and throughout the world. We are committed to the values of social justice, human rights, caring and compassion that transform lives and help heal the world.
Founded in 1980 as a non-profit, 501 c (3) corporation, the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities has served both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities of the Quad Cites in many ways to include the following: presenting community-wide projects such as Beyond the Holocaust: Lessons for Today in 2005 which featured the Anne Frank: A History for Today exhibit, as well as the 2007 Coexistence: The Art of Living Today exhibit; teaching teachers how to teach the Holocaust through the Teacher Institute on Holocaust Education; providing social services, including kosher meals, to needy members of our community; partnering with other community organizations on matters such as education, social policy, and promoting tolerance and understanding; being a sponsoring agency for the yearly Holocaust Remembrance Program; conducting and participating in interfaith programs, and, participating in youth camp scholarship programs.
See our web site at www.jfqc.org
The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities is committed to helping secure the future of Jewish community in the Quad Cities and the surrounding areas. We will help Jews of all ages and affiliations engage in Jewish life. We will protect the weak and those in danger. We will do whatever it takes to keep our kids Jewish. We will make a difference in Jewish lives.
Local PJ Partner
The PJ Library is funded by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, the Rauch Family Foundation II, Inc, and Moises, Nicole and Asher Eilemberg.
Albert and Lester Rauch were lifelong members of Rock Island, Illinois, and the Quad Cities. Upon their deaths, they bequeathed two foundations: Rauch Family Foundation I whose focus is on the city of Rock Island; and, Rauch Family Foundation II which focuses on education in the Jewish tradition, maintaining awareness and knowledge of the Holocaust, support of Israel, and support of Quad Cities Jewish programs.
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The PJ Library program is available free for children in the Quad Cities area who are between the ages of six months to eight years old. Friends and family members who live in the Quad Cities may sponsor an eligible child from out of town for $60 per child per year.
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Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
Contact Information
Allan G. Ross
Executive Director
Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
2715 30th Street
Rock Island, Illinois 61201
Phone: (309) 793-1300
Fax: (309) 793-1345
E-mail: aross@jfqc.org
Web Site: www.jfqc.org