South African Jews ask President Ramaphosa to condemn hate crime A bomb was thrown over the wall of Jewish communal offices in Cape Town. Rolene Marks Dec. 16, 2024
Suspected bomb found outside Cape Town Jewish community center The device is being probed by the country's serious crimes unit. Canaan Lidor Dec. 10, 2024
JCC of North America names first woman as new acting president, CEO Jennifer Mamlet was tapped to follow Doron Krakow, who has served in the role since 2017. March 22, 2024
Elder of Ziyon: Many JCCs ‘quietly’ stripping Israel from their missions “These were conscious decisions to remove Zionism as a core value in various JCCs,” the pro-Israel writer reported. March 11, 2024
Fitness director at Jewish center in Jacksonville dies in kayaking accident Adam Chaskin, CEO of the Jewish Community Alliance, told JNS that Eiffel Gilyana was “an incredible human being.” David Swindle Dec. 27, 2023
BBYO offers local chapter membership to teens from military families BBYO will reach youth who "don’t typically have access to a robust Jewish infrastructure," said Gary Levin, senior vice president of community impact. Aug. 11, 2023
Baltimore-area JCC receives bomb threat, second in two weeks JCC in St. Louis also received scare this month • Related threats sent to Jewish Community Centers across country in last few months. May 26, 2022
Canceled speaker at JCC in Omaha, whose topic was radicalization, makes case known Richard Green, CEO and co-founder of the Clarion Project, and an Orthodox rabbi, held his talk privately and virtually after some local groups protested his appearance, saying his organization was anti-Muslim. Dmitriy Shapiro March 30, 2022
Jewish Agency opens new Project TEN service-learning center in Mexico City It will draw volunteers from Israel and around the Jewish world to empower children and teens through education and activities. Aug. 23, 2021