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Journal Staff January 2, 2003

The Jewish Community Center (JCC) is on the lookout for teen athletes who want to compete in the 2003 JCC Maccabi Games, a week-long international Jewish youth summer games competition, to be held Aug. 8 through Aug. 15.

This year, 70 local athletes will be able to participate in games to be held in Houston and St. Louis, said Matt Lebovits, a Maccabi coordinator. This year\’s sports include boys basketball and soccer (for those 14 and under), boys and girls soccer (for those 16 and under), girls volleyball (16 and under), baseball, tennis, dance and swimming.

Turning a New Page

Michael Aushenker November 7, 2002

When is a city\’s Jewish book festival not actually located in that city? When it\’s based in Los Angeles.

A Tough Transition

Michael Aushenker May 23, 2002

As intense mediation continues over the Jewish Community Centers (JCC) crisis, the first effects of the centers\’ collapse are becoming apparent.

Why Not L.A.?

Michael Aushenker May 2, 2002

When the Jewish Community Centers Association (JCCA) of North America convened its April 21-24 Biennial 2002 convention in Los Angeles, delegates from all over the continent assembled to discuss the challenges facing the JCC system: security issues, the direction of early childhood education and camp components, a lack of financial resources and the breakdown of the nuclear family.\n\n

Growing Apart

Michael Aushenker March 21, 2002

A rift between the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) and its primary benefactor, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, over the direction of Los Angeles\’ JCCs has prompted JCCGLA to sever its ties with The Federation.

Ray of Hope

Michael Aushenker January 17, 2002

What will become of five Jccs? The question has still not been answered, but by next week, a resolution will be definitively closer.\n\n

JCCs: From Three to One?

Wendy J. Madnick January 3, 2002

Can one Jewish Community Center (JCC) serve a population as vast as that of the San Fernando Valley?

That is the question facing Jewish communities from Burbank to Calabasas, and so far, the answer is a resounding no — even from some of the people who launched the idea in the first place.

JCC Mission

Marlene Adler Marks December 20, 2001

Forster\’s Rules for Meeting a Fundraising Challenge are important to review now, as the institution that once symbolized a thriving American Jewish community struggles for breath.

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