Two newly-elected leaders of Beit Shean and Valley of Springs, Cleveland’s sister cities in Israel, visited Cleveland as part of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Mayors’ Delegation, which took place Oct. 19 through Oct. 26.

Noam Juma, mayor of Beit Shean, and Itamar Matiash, mayor of the Valley of Springs, have led their city and regional council, respectively, for over a year-and-a-half. During their most recent visit to Cleveland, Juma and Matiash said their connections with the city began to form long before they held leadership roles in Israel, and they hope to continue strengthening these ties.

They spoke to the Cleveland Jewish News through Dorit Natan Lavy, director of Partnership2Gether, Cleveland/Beit Shean/Valley of Springs partnership, who translated from Hebrew to English

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