October 9, 2017 By JCC Association Marking the JCC Movement Centennial: One JCC’s Approach By Ashley Stokar Photo after photo showed smiling faces, old and young, starting in the 1920s and following anMore »
October 3, 2017 By JCC Association Surviving breast cancer with the help of the JBy Marcy Kay No one wants to learn they have breast cancer—especially not a second time. Six months after IMore »
September 6, 2017 By JCC Association From 9/11 to Iraq—and backHal Brewster had spent the summer of 2001 between his junior and senior years of high school at Buckeye BoysMore »
June 29, 2017 By JCC Association Celebrating Canada 150 – My Story of a New HomeIn a few days it’ll be July 1, Canada’s birthday. As an immigrant, I made a big deal of pinning this date in my calendar...More »
June 26, 2017 By JCC Association When you find your bashert* at JCC Maccabi®She was 13, a soccer player from the JCC of Greater Washington. He was a 15-year-old basketball star...More »
May 25, 2017 By JCC Association Bug juice and camp spirit were deep in our heartsBy Michelle Cohen The Evelyn Rubinstein JCC | Houston, TX I first started going to JCC day camp when IMore »
April 5, 2017 By JCC Association Seders overseas, in peace and warWhether stationed in Guantanamo Bay or in Vietnam, retired Naval Cmdr. Harold Sacks helped organize seders on several occasions duringMore »
March 17, 2017 By JCC Association Seder for OneJosh Sherwin always knew he wanted to be a rabbi. He just never imagined it would take him to Afghanistan,More »
March 13, 2017 By JCC Association A Purim like no otherSomewhere beneath the desert sands of Kuwait lay 50 JWB megillot.More »
February 8, 2017 By JCC Association A refugee’s taleNafiya Naso was taught to fear Jews in a refugee camp. But when she finally overcame that fear to join the Rady JCC in Winnipeg, Canada, she found community and support she never expected. More »
February 6, 2017 By JCC Association “He was always working for us”Rabbi Nathan M. Landman, former deputy director dies at 87.More »
January 4, 2017 By JCC Association Asher Tarmon JCC Israel ConnectionAsher Tarmon shares the story of JCC Association founding its home in Israel. More »
September 15, 2016 By JCC Association Morton Mandel – A Reflection on the CentennialMort Mandel has given time and resources to support the JCC Movement. He has seen witnessed great change, and hasMore »
September 15, 2016 By JCC Association Irv and Nancy Chase – A JWB LegacyIrv Chase has deep affection for JWB Jewish Chaplains Council because of the work it does supporting Jews who serveMore »
September 15, 2016 By JCC Association Carolyn Lindner – Getting Back to the JCarolyn Lindner doesn’t know the word “impossible.” After developing an illness that led to the amputation of both her legs,More »
September 15, 2016 By JCC Association Anke Spitzer – Commemorating the Munich 11Anke Spitzer was a young newlywed when the unthinkable happened—her husband Andrei, the fencing coach for Israel’s 1972 Olympic delegation,More »
September 14, 2016 By JCC Association When the JCC is your constantBy Stephanie Dworkin Katz JCC, Cherry Hill Marketing Director For some that meaningful JCC moment comes when they find theMore »
September 14, 2016 By JCC Association Raquel’s race to redemption starts at the York JCCRaquel J. Lilly was depressed, overweight and questioned daily if her life was worth living. A kind therapist and theMore »
September 14, 2016 By JCC Association These Rat Packers are JCC lifers—and friendsThird place in JCC Association’s “Tell Your JCC Story Contest,” goes to the “Rat Pack” at the JCC of GreaterMore »
September 14, 2016 By JCC Association A family affair begins at the JCC: A Centennial JCC StoryMy very first memories are at the Bernard Horwich JCC, which opened in Chicago in 1960.More »
September 14, 2016 By JCC Association Finding love at JCC campSome people just love camp. And others find the love of their life at camp. Anne and Joel Zbar areMore »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association Looking for Love at the JCC Maccabi Games®If JDate isn’t working for you, come to the JCC Maccabi Games®.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association JCCs Rally to Protest GenocideIt was perfect rally weather, the sun shining brightly and a cool breeze blowing.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association JCCs of Chicago Celebrates Its BirthdayThis year, JCCs of Chicago celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary, marking a rich history of bringing Jewish community life to JewishMore »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association A Personal Mission FulfilledWhen I became active in the Jewish community through B’Nai Brith Youth Organization and JCC resident camping, going to Israel was something I only dreamed about.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association JCC Association Board Brings Support and Supplies to Cuban JewsA faded beauty whose magnificent architecture is all but crumbling, Havana greets travelers with open arms.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association Hop Off at the JCC the Second Time AroundHaving a law degree nowadays doesn’t mean you have to work as a lawyer for the rest of your life.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association Putting on a Great Show“It’s everything we were hoping it would be,” raved Doron Steger about the first annual JCC Maccabi ArtsFest® at the JCC of Greater Baltimore.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association Scholars Go Prospecting in JWB Archives and Find Historical GoldFew of us, going about our daily routines, think of ourselves as participating in history.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association A CDC Love Story Results in a WeddingRemember that old song that starts “We’re going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married”?More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association My Jewish JourneyWhen our first daughter was born, it didn’t take long for my wife to start thinking about where to send her to childcare.More »
September 12, 2016 By JCC Association Dispatches from the Front LinesI can't tell you exactly where we are, but I can tell you that we are less than 20 miles from the Iraqi border.More »
August 22, 2016 By JCC Association Our “Tell Your JCC Story” contest winnerIn 1952, a young veteran decided to give blood at the JCC. A chance meeting there changed his life forever,More »
