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Florida JCC canceled slavery-focused talk with Jewish author, citing ‘current political climate'

The episode highlights the new ways in which Jewish authors and even institutions have become embroiled in a broad effort.

 West Palm Beach.
 ISRAELI NBA player Deni Avdija lights the torch at the opening of the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel on Sunday night

Israel hosts JCC Maccabi Games

 THE JCC MACCABI GAMES, taking place in Israel in July, connects young Jewish athletes to engaging competition and content that speaks to their love of sports and strengthens their Jewish identity before many of them head to college.

JCC Maccabi Games set for Israel return

 STATESIDE VOLUNTEERS and Jerusalemite students get together for a Zoom chat.

English Overseas: US Jewish volunteers teach Israelis English over Zoom


Shooting at Miami-Dade JCC leaves 1 dead in domestic violence act

Police said the woman was killed by her husband while she attended her daughter’s swimming lesson. In a statement, the JCC said police believed there to be “no known threat to the Jewish community.”

 A view of the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Miami.

18 reported bomb threats directed at US JCCs and synagogues in March

'This alarming number serves as a reminder that the Jewish community remains a top target for hate crimes in the United States and must continue to foster preparedness and resiliency'

 The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York.

Staten Island JCC evacuated after bomb threat

The evacuation happened at 8:53 a.m., as parents were bringing their children to preschool. 

 The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York.

JCC Manhattan’s new director wants to help people ‘reclaim pre-COVID life’

The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan joined JCCs nationwide in cutting staff when in-person programming abruptly shut down that spring and summer.

A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City

In an era when we choose our own identities, why identify as Jewish?

Insisting that taking action is what matters most, Bodner proposes a creative new framework for “doing Jewish” based on an acronym from the Yiddish word “tachlis.”

 A YOUNG Polish Jew reads from a book in Yiddish, in the Jewish library at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow.

Jewish Marine went viral for cradling baby makes kids happy at a JCC

The photo was of Matt Jaffe, a 27-year-old sergeant, cradling a baby in Afghanistan on Aug. 20. The soldier’s smile, and the story behind the photo, helped make it go viral.

A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City

JCC Maccabi Games returns in 2022 after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus

North America's largest sporting event for Jewish teenagers is back for its 40th anniversary.

Football / soccer ball

JCC to partner with BBYO to address mental health among adolescents

The new initiative has come to fruition as issues such as anxiety and depression are becoming more prevalent in today's youth amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Mental health [illustrative]

After Capitol violence, interfaith vigil planned by NYC leaders

"We The People: An Interfaith Virtual Vigil for Democracy" will feature politicians, entertainers and spiritual leaders.

Protesters and police clash at the foot of the US Capitol, January 6, 2021.

JCC of Greater Pittsburgh surviving pandemic through grit, finesse

Before the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the Pittsburgh JCC had been on a positive financial track, having just paid off all of its long-term debts with the fees from its 20,000 members.

Squirrel Hill Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh.

Detroit JCC closes major facility, citing membership decline and COVID-19

The JCC of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., has seen a 50% membership decline in its health club in the past decade.