AJC Cincinnati connects our community with American Jewish Committee’s global advocacy work that enhances the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel. Our access to diplomats, elected officials, and interfaith leaders at the local level advances AJC’s broader global priorities: combating antisemitism, promoting Israel’s place in the world, and countering the spread of radicalism and extremism.
Our impact extends well beyond the Cincinnati community, helping AJC achieve tangible results in the form of government policies, formidable alliances, and hard-hitting legislation that make our world safer and more secure.
AJC Cincinnati engages in sustained advocacy with local and national government officials, creating substantive public programming, and developing long-standing relationships with many ethnic and faith communities, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Muslim, Latino, and Indian leaders.
AJC Cincinnati brings together civic leaders and local cultural, religious, and international communities for our three annual signature programs. Our yearly Community Intergroup Seder includes participants from all faiths and backgrounds. The AJC Cincinnati annual Thanksgiving Diversity Lunch commemorates our unique roots and shared values. And for more than 50 years, the Simon Lazarus, Jr., Human Relations Awards recognize deserving high school juniors and seniors for their community service efforts.
Upcoming Events
May 23, 2022
AJC Cincinnati Annual Meeting
AJC Cincinnati looks forward to welcoming you to our 78th Annual Meeting.
Hear our featured speaker Dr. Sebastian Rejak, Director of AJC Europe’s Central Office, discuss and answer questions about the current realities of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and AJC’s vital refugee support work.
Thank AJC Cincinnati Board President Noah Stern and our outgoing board members.
Welcome new American Jewish Committee (AJC) board leaders and hear incoming Board President Carolyn Gilbert share her vision for AJC Cincinnati.
AJC Cincinnati to present 2022 Community Service Award to Patti Heldman
AJC Cincinnati is delighted to present our 2022 Community Service Award to Patti Heldman for her tireless and esteemed leadership in our community.
In recognition of her exceptional social vision and civic leadership, in the Jewish and greater Cincinnati community, Patti will receive AJC Cincinnati’s prestigious 2022 Community Service Award. Inspired by the values of compassion, empathy and tikkun olam, helping repair the world, Patti has been tireless in her efforts to help build a brighter future.
At American Jewish Committee (AJC), we are grateful for her leadership as past President of our Board, in addition to Chairing our Appeal for Human Relations, Centennial Celebration, and Simon Lazarus Jr. Human Relations Awards, applauding civic-minded high school students.
As Board Chair of the Jewish Home of Cincinnati, Patti is leading its transformation from ownership of Cedar Village to a grant making organization positively impacting greater Cincinnati Jewish seniors. She also serves on the board of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and the CET Think TV Premier Circle Committee. Patti has assumed other leadership posts in the community, including Boards, at
Hebrew Union College Board of Overseers, Isaac M. Wise Temple, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She has also Chaired the Women’s Philanthropy Lion of Judah Division and has joined and led grantmaking programs with the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
Patti has expressed her devotion to helping youth in, among other posts, her leadership of The Seven Hills School Parent Association, where she co-chaired their Upper School Books for Lunch, as well as her years of volunteer service at the Walnut Hills High School.
Patti and her husband, Fred, are the proud parents of Matthew and Michael.