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 [...]

JCC Maccabi ArtsFest Video Highlights

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The first-ever JCC Maccabi Games/ArtsFest to take place in Israel has come to a close and most of the teens have returned to their homes. Watch this video from Maccabi World Union that highlights the ArtsFest performances. Then read a great story in the Jewish Journal about the value of JCC Maccabi ArtsFest for Jewish [...]

JCC Day Camps Are Enriching Jewish Environments, Study Says, with Potential to Do Much More

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JCC day camps are giving thousands of children and teens rich Jewish experiences, and have the potential to do even more, according to a new study completed by the Florence G. Heller-JCC Association Research Center. Commissioned by the Mandel Center for Jewish Education and supported by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the groundbreaking study, titled “The [...]