issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message minneapolis jewish federation founded minneapolis minnesota 1920 headquarters minnetonka minnesota key people stephen silberfarb ceo website www.jewishminneapolis.org the minneapolis jewish federation is a non profit organization with offices in minnetonka minn. and that serves the minneapolis jewish and general communities . along with partner agencies the federation nurtures and educates children maintains and strengthens family life brings comfort and care to the elderly and reinforces and sustains the connection to the worldwide jewish community . 1 contents 1 annual contributions 1.1 locally 1.2 overseas 2 super sunday 2.1 annual campaign 3 references 4 external links annual contributions edit locally edit provide a jewish education to over 2 150 minneapolis students in grades k 12 . 25 000 kosher meals to 120 isolated seniors . programming and outreach to nearly 1 200 jewish students at the university of minnesota 2 individualized support to 220 children with special needs in jewish community schools case management and social services to 500 jewish seniors 1 overseas edit support to more than 100 disabled adults in israel allowing them to live independently . basic needs including housing nutrition and medication to more than 13 000 israeli seniors life saving food packages medicine and winter relief to 26 000 children in the former soviet union fsu education assistance to over 1 000 ethiopian israeli children in pre school to 6th grade helping them integrate into israeli society 10 000 children the chance to strengthen their jewish identity through jewish summer camps and youth groups in the fsu . 1 super sunday edit the super sunday phone a thon is an annual fundraising event held by many of the 155 jewish federations located in north america . the phone a thons are typically expected to raise most of the budget for the federation and its constituent agencies and organizations . the name super sunday is borrowed from the american football usage for the day on which the super bowl is played . impliedly the super sunday phone a thon is also the major annual event for the federation as super sundays play a large role in the life of the local jewish community . the results of a super sunday can have a major impact on the contribution intake of any particular federation and thus can have a domino effect on the various entities that receive federation funding such as social service organization classes scholarships and family care . some of the largest and most visible super sundays occur in the major urban areas with large jewish concentrations such as los angeles and new york but also through small federations such as seattle and minneapolis . super sunday was created by jerry dick of the jewish federation of greater washington in 1980 . annual campaign edit the annual campaign is a grassroots enterprise designed to strengthen and support the jewish community from the ground up . allocation decisions are made by men and women within the jewish community . doctors lawyers teachers financial advisors homemakers and other members of the minnesota jewish community accept the responsibility every year to ensure that each individual is cared for from childhood to old age . 3 references edit a b c http twincities.ujcfedweb.org page.aspx id 36794 http ujews.com http www.jewishminnesota.org page.aspx id 179715 external links edit minneapolis jewish federation site university of minnesota hillel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title minneapolis jewish federation & oldid 737479969 categories jews and judaism in minnesotaorganizations based in minnesotahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2009all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from september 2009all articles lacking reliable referencesorphaned articles from february 2015all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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