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Jewish Cincinnati Organization Acronyms 

ACWIS American Committee for Weizmann Institute
ADL  Anti-Defamation League
AFHU American Friends of Hebrew University
AICF American-Israel Cultural Foundation
AIPAC The American Israel Public Affairs Committee
AJA  American Jewish Archives (on the campus of HUC)
AJC American Jewish Committee 
AMHSI Alexander Muss High School in Israel 
APDI AlPi Darko Institute
Atara Atara Girls High School
BBI B'nai B'rith International
BBYO  B'nai Brith Youth Organization (international pluralistic youth group with a local chapter in Cincinnati that is housed at the Mayerson JCC)
BGS        Ben-Gurion Society (Young adult donors who contribute $500 or more annually)
BMC Bat Mitzvah Club (Chabad Jewish Center Program)
CHDS Cincinnati Hebrew Day School 
CJHS Columbus Jewish Historical Society
CST Congregation Sha'arei Torah
CYJ  Camp Young Judea
CYJL Create Your Jewish Legacy
CZE Congregation Zichron Eliezer
DHS Discovery Hebrew School
DMS      Donor Management System (Fundraising Dept/Federation)
DRM       Donor Relations Management (Fundraising Dept/Federation)
FDF Financial Disbursements Form
FJC  Foundation for Jewish Camp 
FLE          Family Life Education
FRD         Financial Resource Development (Fundraising Dept/Federation)
GA  General Assembly
GCBOR Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis
GUCI Goldman Union Camp Institute (URJ Camp)
HHC Holocaust and Humanity Center
HUC Hebrew Union College
IAN Israel Action Network
ICC Israel on Campus Coalition
ICS Institute for Curriculum Services
IHNGC Interfaith Hospitality Network of Graeter Cincinnati
I&O       Israel & Overseas Committee
JAFI Jewish Agency for Israel
JAHM Jewish American Heritage Month
JCC Jewish Community Center
JCCA   Jewish Community Center Association (JCC Umbrella Organization)
JCGC   Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
JCPA Jewish Council for Public Affairs
JCRC Jewish Community Relations Council
JDC   American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (the "Joint")
JEEP Jewish Education for Every Person 
JFC Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
JFNA Jewish Federations of North America
JFS Jewish Family Service
JINSA Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (DC)
JNF Jewish National Fund
JOFEE Jewish Outdoor Food and Environmental Education
JPAN Jewish Professional Advisors Network
JTA Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTS Jewish Theological Seminary 
JVSCS Jewish Vocational Services Career Services
JWEF Jewish Women's Endowment Fund
JWV Jewish War Veterans
KDS         King David Society (Donors who contribute $20,000 or more annually)
LEAD Lead, Educate, Act, Develop (YAD program)
LOI         Letter of Intent
LOJ          Lion of Judah (Women donors who contribute $5,000 or more annually)
LOJE        Lion of Judah Endowment (Lion of Judah's who have endowed their annual gift)
MARCC  Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati
MDA Magen David Adom (Israel's Red Cross)
MJL My Jewish Learning (70 Faces Media Program)
MJNLI Monaco Jewish Non-Profit Leadership Institute
MoHo Moishe House Cincinnati
MOSS     Abraham Moss Society (Endowment recognition society for donors who made a planned gift of $100,000 or more)
NCJW National Council of Jewish Women
NCSY  National Conference of Synagogue Youth (Orthodox Movement youth group)
NFTY  North American Federation of Temple Youth (Reform Movement youth group)
NHS Northern Hills Synagogue
NMAJMH National Museum of American Jewish Military History
NYLC National Young Leadership Cabinet
OJC   Ohio Jewish Communities (Ohio-wide Jewish lobby in Columbus)
OU   Orthodox Union
P&A     Planning and Allocations
P2G       Partnership Together (Netanya)
PRM Pleasant Ridge Montessori
RAC Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism 
RITSS Regional Institute of Torah & Secular Studies (day school for girls) 
Rockwern  Rockwern Day School (Jewish Day School)
SEED  Synagogue Education Excellence Directive
SML Sunday Morning Live
Starpoint  Senior Citizen Resource Center
URJ  Union for Reform Judaism
USCJ   United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
USY  United Synagogue Youth (Conservative Movement Youth Group)
VAAD Vaad Hoeir/Cincinnati Kosher (Local Orthodox Kosher Certification)
VSC Vital Support Center - Barbash Family Vital Support Center 
WP Women's Philanthropy
YAD        Young Adult Division
YEiA        Your Experts in Aging
YP Young Professional
ZOA   Zionist Organization of America