Jewish Film Presenters Conference in NYC

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Once again, we are partnering with the JCC in Manhattan/Israel Film Center on the Jewish Film Presenters Conference taking place June 5 and 6.  We have developed a great two days of programming filled with opportunities to brainstorm and share resources. “We have made sure that there is something for established film festivals and those just [...]

JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest Included Among Effective Teen Programs

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A new report  from the Jim Joseph Foundation on engaging Jewish teens includes the JCC Maccabi Games and JCC Maccabi ArtsFest among 21 programs particularly successful in connecting teens to each other and to the Jewish community. JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest are included with only seven other Jewish programs for teens and two for young [...]

JWB Hosts Largest Conference in a Decade at Annapolis

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JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will be hosting its largest gathering of Jewish military chaplains in over a decade on April 21-24, 2013 at the Commodore Levy Center, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Attendees are arriving from Afghanistan, Okinawa, Europe, and other spots around the world, with 34 currently serving military and VA chaplains and [...]

Early Childhood Framework Introduced at Professional Conference Draws Large Cohort of Educators

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JCC Association of North America has recently launched Sheva, an early childhood education framework that strives to raise the level of excellence in the ECE programs offered by JCCs through facilitated learning communities. Early childhood directors from all over the continent were first introduced to the new program at the JCCs of North America Professional [...]

Jared Foundation Funds Discover: CATCH Training

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Staff members from four JCCs will be learning techniques to combat childhood obesity, thanks to a generous grant from the Jared Foundation. Jared Fogle, spokesperson for SUBWAY® sandwich shops and founder of the foundation, endorsed JCC Association’s Discover: CATCH program last year and the foundation has contributed to help train JCC staff in different parts [...]

New Date for TAG Training in Chicago Area

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We are excited to announce that our Chicago TAG Training Seminar has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 10 (we had to move it from our original date in February due to weather). TAG: Jewish Values through JCC Camping® is a curricular initiative designed to enrich the Jewish component of the JCC camping experience. TAG develops [...]

Partnership with PresenTense Marks Merrin Fellowship as Innovator

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PresenTense and the Jewish Community Center Association are pleased to announce a new partnership through JCC Association’s Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship.  The Merrin Fellowship is a selective continental training program that helps JCC professionals working directly with teens develop their own leadership and management skills, enrich their Jewish identities and those of their participants, and [...]

JCC Day Camps See Israel Close Up

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Ten JCC day camp directors have been selected for our new Israel Up Close program in April. These directors will join Dr. David Ackerman, director of the Mandel Center for Jewish Education, and Jodi Sperling, director of camping and the Merrin Center for Teen Engagement,  for an educational seminar in Israel, including participation in the [...]

JCCs of North America Professional Conference Largest in Years

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Meeting at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando from March 3-6, 2013, the JCCs of North America Professional Conference will welcome 450 JCC professionals from 102 Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. and Canada, along with two attendees from Venezuela, to the largest gathering of men and women who work at JCCs in years. “We [...]

JCCs Create Jewish Communities

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JCC Association Vice-Presidents Alan Goldberg and Arnie Sohinki wrote an essay published in eJewishPhilanthropy on February 22, 2013.