Toronto’s Prosserman JCC will (finally!) open Monday, Oct. 4
On Monday, Oct. 4, the last piece of the puzzle will fall into place: the expanded Prosserman JCC, on the sprawling Barry and Honey Sherman Campus on Bathurst Street north of Sheppard Avenue, finally will be fully open. Monday’s official opening of the Sheff Family Building on the Sherman campus will mark the final phase […]
JCC Panel Cancelled Amid New Israel Fund’s Withdrawal
A panel discussion at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC) has been cancelled, but the facility isn’t saying if it was because the New Israel Fund of Canada (NIFC) pulled out of the event after learning more about one of the panelists.
Ottawa businessman helps build new Jewish community centre
Harley Finkelstein was a poor law school student when he made a pledge to help support the local Chabad emissary. Now, he’s following through on that promise.
Swastikas painted on walls of Virginia JCC
Nineteen swastikas were recently spray painted on the walls of a Jewish Community Centre in Virginia.
Hamilton, Ont. to get a new Jewish community centre
Hamilton, Ont., is getting something it hasn’t had for three years: a Jewish community centre.
JCC Chai Sports grooms young athletes for JCC Maccabi Games
What started off with 300 participants, has grown to over 2,000 Jewish children and adults taking part in the JCC Chai Sports programming.
UJA breaks ground on Prosserman JCC expansion in Toronto
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto finally broke ground on the “long-awaited” expansion of the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre on Bathurst Street.
Vancouver starts planning new campus for Jewish seniors
Jewish community leaders in Vancouver are planning a new future for the Dr. Irving & Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors, one of the only Jewish long-term care facilities in Western Canada.
Your daily spiel for Thursday, March 30
In today’s spiel: Letters on CHAT north closure, man accused of some of the JCC bomb threats doesn’t seek bail and teens fined for trying to steal from Auschwitz museum.
Is Trump owed an apology after JCC threat arrest?
Within seconds of the news of the arrest in Israel of an Israeli-American teenager for the bulk of the JCC bomb threats, Twitter lit up with Jewish anxiety.
