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JCCenters.org |
About ICD |
About JDC |
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JCCenters.org |
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JCCenters.org is a web-based resource center addressed to professionals in charge of Jewish Community Centers around the world. We know that Jewish Communities around the world have “Centers” of all different forms, sizes and philosophies. Our goal is to present a panoply of regularly updated content from diverse sources that can be read, used and implemented in equally diverse contexts.
JCCenters.org promotes the exchange of materials, best practices and forums of expression to discuss relevant issues, share experiences and network with Jewish communities around the world.
Our writers and content contributors come from diverse educational backgrounds and geographic areas.
The entire site is available in 4 languages: English, French, Russian and Spanish. |
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The Center: |
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Presents materials relating to the Hardware and the Software of the Center. The Hardware being the infrastructure, organization of space, the space itself, resources and other “technical” building related issues. The Software being the soul and spirit of the center, it’s image and philosophy. |
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Jewish Issues: |
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Is a collection of resources, articles and activities related to Judaism. Various writers explore Jewish topics from non-traditional angles, often highlighting little known facts and introducing interesting conceptual perspectives. |
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Programs: |
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This section contains programs for all types of people involved in the center. A selection of program ideas submitted from JCCS around the world as well as Special Programs that we have created and compiled are available for your and your communities’ use! |
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Management: |
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Here you will find articles on issues relevant to the management of a JCC: Human resources, Quality, Administration, etc. Also included in this section is special "mini-site" dedicated JCC Competency Based Management, this is a management model based on skills and competencies. |
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Communication: |
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Included here are resources for communicating and improving communication with others: internally, externally and in general with people related to the center: members, staff, etc…. Communication is also approached as a social phenomenon and a means of improving relationships and community interaction. |
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Online consulting: |
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Consult with experts in the field of Jewish Community centers or on specific themes of interest. |
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Zoom On: |
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Interviews with JCC directors and managers from around the world. These interviews strive to bring peer-to-peer experiences to the forefront of JCC management and encourage international exchange. JCCs interviewed so far include: JCC of Sofia, Bulgaria - Harold House of Liverpool, England – JCC of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France - Balint JCC of Budapest, Hungary, and more... |
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About JDC |
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JDC – A Lifeline to the Jewish World |
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Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC) has served as the overseas arm of the American Jewish community. Our mission is to serve the needs of Jews throughout the world, particularly where their lives as Jews are threatened or made more difficult.
We sponsor programs of relief, rescue and renewal and help Israel address its most urgent social challenges. We are committed to the idea that all Jews are responsible for one another and that "To save one person is to save the world" (Mishna, Sanhedren 4:5). |
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Rescue |
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Whenever and wherever a Jewish community is threatened, JDC offers rescue. In the early 1990s, JDC helped sustain the lives and secure the rescue of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews. |
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Relief |
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For Jewish communities in distress, JDC offers aid. For more than a decade, JDC has been providing food, clothing and medicine to some 250,000 elderly and impoverished Holocaust survivors in the former Soviet Union. |
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Renewal |
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Since the fall of communist regimes in Europe, JDC has been helping Jewish communities rediscover their heritage and rebuild a vibrant Jewish communal life. |
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Israel |
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JDC continues to provide assistance to the State of Israel as it addresses the social service needs of its most vulnerable communities: children-at-risk, struggling immigrant populations, the elderly and the disabled. |
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Non-Sectarian Aid |
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In times of crisis – natural disasters, war, famine – JDC offers aid to non-Jews to fulfill the Jewish tenet of tikkun olam, the moral responsibility to repair the world and alleviate suffering wherever it exists. |
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Our Operating Principles – JDC adheres to three operating principles.
We are non-partisan and apolitical.
We seek to empower local communities by creating model programs and training local leadership to run the programs. During a project’s formative stage, we handle the administrative responsibilities and evaluate the project for effectiveness.
We build coalitions with strategic partners who, ultimately, will assume responsibility for the programs.
For further information about the JDC please visit www.jdc.org |
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About JDC the International Community Development (ICD) department |
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This department is responsible for implementing JDC programs in Latin America, Western Europe, the Baltic States, Bulgaria, Hungary, South Africa and China, and extends its training and education activities also across the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The ICD operates in each of these communities taking into account its specific socio-economic circumstances and based on these, proceeds as necessary with rescue, relief or community development. |
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In cooperation with local organization, the ICD work focuses on: |
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Providing answers to socio-economic crisis situations, assistance on supplying food, meeting basic needs, and implementing programs for reinsertion into the workforce and community reengineering. |
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Building rich, diverse, broad, pluralistic and integral communities. |
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Developing meaningful Jewish life experiences through the professional planning of programs and activities, as well as through the training, networking and interaction of professionals and members. |
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Promoting the exchange of ideas, innovation proposals and transfer of know-how through coaching and pilot projects. |
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Facilitating change, and nurturing creativity and experimentation. |
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Our working tools are: |
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1. Meetings and networks |
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2. Organizational planning |
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3. Training through: |
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Leatid Europe, Leatid LA, Buncher |
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4. Support |
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Coaching (innovation, creative thinking, Vision development) |
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5. Internet-based community development through a family of web sites for professionals: |
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www.Morim.org (Jewish teachers) |
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www.Madrichim.org (Youth Counselors) |
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www.JCCenters.org (Jewish Community Centers) |
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www.JewishAdults.org (Resources for adult program coordinators) |
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CommuniKey: Web-based content and service tools, linking and encouraging interaction between Jewish Communities around the world. |
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