JCC Movement Centennial

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October 9, 2017 By JCC Association

Marking the JCC Movement Centennial: One JCC’s Approach

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 an

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October 3, 2017 By JCC Association

Surviving breast cancer with the help of the J

Surviving breast cancer with the help of the J

By Marcy Kay No one wants to learn they have breast cancer—especially not a second time. Six months after I

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September 6, 2017 By JCC Association

From 9/11 to Iraq—and back

From 9/11 to Iraq—and back

Hal Brewster had spent the summer of 2001 between his junior and senior years of high school at Buckeye Boys

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June 29, 2017 By JCC Association

Celebrating Canada 150 – My Story of a New Home

Celebrating Canada 150 – My Story of a New Home

In 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...

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June 26, 2017 By JCC Association

When you find your bashert* at JCC Maccabi®

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...

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May 25, 2017 By JCC Association

Bug juice and camp spirit were deep in our hearts

Bug juice and camp spirit were deep in our hearts

By Michelle Cohen The Evelyn Rubinstein JCC | Houston, TX I first started going to JCC day camp when I

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April 5, 2017 By JCC Association

Seders overseas, in peace and war

Seders overseas, in peace and war

Whether stationed in Guantanamo Bay or in Vietnam, retired Naval Cmdr. Harold Sacks helped organize seders on several occasions during

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March 17, 2017 By JCC Association

Seder for One

Seder for One

Josh Sherwin always knew he wanted to be a rabbi. He just never imagined it would take him to Afghanistan,

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March 13, 2017 By JCC Association

A Purim like no other

A Purim like no other

Somewhere beneath the desert sands of Kuwait lay 50 JWB megillot.

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February 8, 2017 By JCC Association

A refugee’s tale

A refugee’s tale

Nafiya 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.

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February 6, 2017 By JCC Association

“He was always working for us”

“He was always working for us”

Rabbi Nathan M. Landman, former deputy director dies at 87.

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January 4, 2017 By JCC Association

Asher Tarmon JCC Israel Connection

Asher Tarmon JCC Israel Connection

Asher Tarmon shares the story of JCC Association founding its home in Israel.

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September 15, 2016 By JCC Association

Morton Mandel – A Reflection on the Centennial

Morton Mandel – A Reflection on the Centennial

Mort Mandel has given time and resources to support the JCC Movement. He has seen witnessed great change, and has

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September 15, 2016 By JCC Association

Irv and Nancy Chase – A JWB Legacy

Irv and Nancy Chase – A JWB Legacy

Irv Chase has deep affection for JWB Jewish Chaplains Council because of the work it does supporting Jews who serve

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September 15, 2016 By JCC Association

Carolyn Lindner – Getting Back to the J

Carolyn Lindner – Getting Back to the J

Carolyn Lindner doesn’t know the word “impossible.” After developing an illness that led to the amputation of both her legs,

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September 15, 2016 By JCC Association

Anke Spitzer – Commemorating the Munich 11

Anke Spitzer – Commemorating the Munich 11

Anke Spitzer was a young newlywed when the unthinkable happened—her husband Andrei, the fencing coach for Israel’s 1972 Olympic delegation,

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September 14, 2016 By JCC Association

When the JCC is your constant

When the JCC is your constant

By Stephanie Dworkin Katz JCC, Cherry Hill Marketing Director For some that meaningful JCC moment comes when they find the

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September 14, 2016 By JCC Association

Raquel’s race to redemption starts at the York JCC

Raquel’s race to redemption starts at the York JCC

Raquel J. Lilly was depressed, overweight and questioned daily if her life was worth living. A kind therapist and the

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September 14, 2016 By JCC Association

These Rat Packers are JCC lifers—and friends

These Rat Packers are JCC lifers—and friends

Third place in JCC Association’s “Tell Your JCC Story Contest,” goes to the “Rat Pack” at the JCC of Greater

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September 14, 2016 By JCC Association

A family affair begins at the JCC: A Centennial JCC Story

A family affair begins at the JCC: A Centennial JCC Story

My very first memories are at the Bernard Horwich JCC, which opened in Chicago in 1960.

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September 14, 2016 By JCC Association

Finding love at JCC camp

Finding love at JCC camp

Some people just love camp. And others find the love of their life at camp. Anne and Joel Zbar are

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

Looking for Love at the JCC Maccabi Games®

Looking for Love at the JCC Maccabi Games®

If JDate isn’t working for you, come to the JCC Maccabi Games®.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

JCCs Rally to Protest Genocide

JCCs Rally to Protest Genocide

It was perfect rally weather, the sun shining brightly and a cool breeze blowing.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

JCCs of Chicago Celebrates Its Birthday

JCCs of Chicago Celebrates Its Birthday

This year, JCCs of Chicago celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary, marking a rich history of bringing Jewish community life to Jewish

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

A Personal Mission Fulfilled

A Personal Mission Fulfilled

When 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.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

JCC Association Board Brings Support and Supplies to Cuban Jews

JCC Association Board Brings Support and Supplies to Cuban Jews

A faded beauty whose magnificent architecture is all but crumbling, Havana greets travelers with open arms.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

Hop Off at the JCC the Second Time Around

Hop Off at the JCC the Second Time Around

Having a law degree nowadays doesn’t mean you have to work as a lawyer for the rest of your life.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

Putting on a Great Show

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.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

Scholars Go Prospecting in JWB Archives and Find Historical Gold

Scholars Go Prospecting in JWB Archives and Find Historical Gold

Few of us, going about our daily routines, think of ourselves as participating in history.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

A CDC Love Story Results in a Wedding

A CDC Love Story Results in a Wedding

Remember that old song that starts “We’re going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married”?

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

My Jewish Journey

My Jewish Journey

When our first daughter was born, it didn’t take long for my wife to start thinking about where to send her to childcare.

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September 12, 2016 By JCC Association

Dispatches from the Front Lines

Dispatches from the Front Lines

I can't tell you exactly where we are, but I can tell you that we are less than 20 miles from the Iraqi border.

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August 22, 2016 By JCC Association

Our “Tell Your JCC Story” contest winner

Our “Tell Your JCC Story” contest winner

In 1952, a young veteran decided to give blood at the JCC. A chance meeting there changed his life forever,

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