Jewish Community Council

Jewish Community Councils (JCCs) are a form of local Jewish organization with the purpose of safeguarding Jewish rights, and assisting local residents.[1] Jewish Community Councils were mostly formed in the 1940s.[2][3]

Activities

Jewish organizations are locally based, though they do play a role in coordinating activities with national Jewish organizations.[2] JCCs focus on assisting local Jewish community and safeguarding Jewish rights.[1] Recently, Jewish Community Councils have helped out locals in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.[4]

Jewish Community Councils

Jewish Community Councils are located in a number of cities in the United States. In New York City alone, there are 24 JCCs.[5]

New York

According to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty's JCC listings, there are 24 Jewish Community Councils in New York City's five boroughs.[5]

Bronx

  • Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC)
  • Concourse-North Bronx JCC
  • Jewish Community Council of Co-op City
  • Jewish Community Council of Pelham Parkway
  • Jewish Community Council of Parkchester Unionport
  • Jewish Community Council of Riverdale

Brooklyn

Manhattan

  • Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights-Inwood
  • United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES)
  • Jewish Community Council of the Westside (Westside COJO)

Queens

  • Jewish Community Council of Flushing
  • Jewish Community Council of Rockaway Peninsula
  • Jewish Community Council of Jackson Heights & Elmhurst
  • Jewish Community Council of Queens

Staten Island

  • Jewish Community Council of Staten Island (Staten Island COJO)

Australia

References

  1. ^ a b "Jewish Community Councils Formed in over 20 Cities in Seven Years." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 8, 1938. Accessed March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Blakeslee, Spencer. The Death of American Antisemitism. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 2000. Accessed March 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Elazar, Daniel Judah. Community and Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry. Jewish Publication Society, 1995. Accessed March 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Snyder, Tamar. "Cold Hands Warm Hearts." The New York Jewish Week. Dec. 28, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2014". Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Met Council. Accessed March 10, 2014". Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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