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This Thanksgiving, Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - opinion

A San Diego rabbi explores the history of Rose Canyon and delves into how the synagogue's land acknowledgment connects Jewish values to indigenous justice.

The Indigenous Kumeyaay territory of 1769 includes modern-day San Diego and Baja California.
 West Palm Beach.

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

 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


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.

How has COVID-19 affected Jewish organizations?

There is a recognition that this new reality we are in is not settled, and it is unclear as we see these waves of COVID infections come in, said William Daroff.

Women wearing protective face masks pause to take in a view as they walk on the elevated High Line Park in Manhattan on the first day of the park's re-opening following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 16, 2020

New York City’s flagship JCC cuts 35% of jobs as pandemic layoffs continue

Among the positions eliminated were most of the marketing department, managers of the studio arts and culinary programs, the senior athletics director and a birthday party coordinator.

The Marlene Meyerson JCC closed in March and laid off or furloughed 72 staff members last week.

San Francisco JCC lays off 150 employees, slashes budget by more than 40%

According to a letter to the public released on Monday afternoon, since the JCC closed on March 13 just days ahead of the city’s mandatory shelter-in-place order, it has seen a 98 percent decline in

Inscriptions on the wall of the main lobby of the JCC of San Francisco. (Joyce Goldschmid)

A Florida JCC survived the pandemic with no layoffs, now it’s reopening

The Posnack JCC’s story — and its tiered reopening — stands in stark contrast to most JCCs across the country that have shut down and, in many cases, laid off large portions or all of their staffs.

The fitness center at the David Posnack JCC has not yet been allowed to reopen, but when it does, equipment will be 6 feet apart and the center will be cleaned after each hour of use

The coronavirus pandemic, and how the Jewish community survives it

The big news is that nonprofits are eligible to tap into the $349 billion in payroll protection loans for small businesses administered by the Small Business Administration.

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

Coronavirus shutdown forces Pennsylvania JCC to lay off 176 employees

Its 178 employees were sent home for at least two weeks. Krulik, the center’s CEO, acknowledged that they had entered a “challenging and unpredictable time.”

A bingo game at the Kaiserman JCC outside Philadelphia in 2015. This week, nearly all of its employees were laid off due to the coronavirus

Jewish NGOs face dire economic prospects during and after coronavirus

A group takes a tour of the Tenement Museum, which tells the stories of Jewish and other immigrants to New York. The museum has closed temporarily and shedded most of its staff.

More than 50 JCCs nationwide receive emailed bomb threats

The spate of threats recalls successive waves of bomb threats made against JCCs and other Jewish institutions in 2017, many of which led to building evacuations.

Members are allowed to return following a bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month