JCC Global

08/06/2026

✨ A beautiful journey celebrates accomplishments! ✨

Over the past year, mothers from three communities came together through JCC Global International Mothers Alliance (IMA), building global connections across continents.

Through a series of virtual gatherings, participants explored the stories of inspiring Jewish female leaders, shared their own role models, and reflected on the many ways women lead and strengthen their families and communities.

Last week, we celebrated the final session of the program with the participants from:
🇺🇦 Mazal Tov JCC, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
🇦🇷 OHA MACABI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
🇺🇸 JCC East Bay, Berkeley, California, USA

As the program concluded, one participant from Ukraine shared:

"These global sessions gave me a feeling of unity and family. Through our conversations, I realized that these are not just people talking on a screen, but true partners who will stand with me in times of need."

Thank you to all the mothers who brought their wisdom and openness to this global journey. Together, you showed the true power of global Jewish connection 💙🌍

JCC of the East Bay
Macabi BsAs
ЄОЦ "Мазаль Тов" JCC "Mazal Tov"

01/06/2026

This is what global Jewish peoplehood looks like: communities support one another, JCCs supporting JCCs!

25/05/2026

JCC Global Taste of Home has officially come to an end with the publication of a beautiful global cookbook! ✨📖
Women from three communities came together through a series of joint Zoom sessions to share traditions, memories, and the flavors of Jewish cuisine from around the world. What began as conversations across continents became a meaningful cultural exchange - and ultimately, a shared cookbook published in three languages: English, Hebrew, and Ukrainian.

Thank you to our incredible partnership:
🇺🇦 NOEK JCC Mykolayiv
🇺🇸 Siegel JCC
🇮🇱 Rishon LeZion East Community Center

One participant from Rishon LeZion East Community Center shared:

“The experience of meeting a diverse group of women from different backgrounds and cultures was deeply moving, empowering, and incredibly uplifting. Through warm and open conversations around cooking and food - a universal language that connects people - a true human bridge was created between women across the world.”

Together, we proved once again that food is more than a recipe, but a way to preserve heritage and strengthen community 💙

מתנס שיכוני המזרח
Николаевское общество еврейской культуры
Siegel JCC

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19/05/2026

JCC Global joins our partners at Jewish Care in honoring the visit of His Majesty King Charles III - a meaningful gesture of solidarity and support for the Jewish community during challenging times

11/05/2026

🌸 Across three countries and one shared screen, mothers came together to celebrate 🌸
This week, participants of the JCC Global IMA – International Mothers Alliance project of 🇺🇦 Mazal Tov JCC, 🇺🇸 JCC East Bay, and 🇦🇷 OHA Macabi, gathered for a special global Zoom session in honor of Mother’s Day and the upcoming holiday of Shavuot.

Together, we explored the story of Ruth and Naomi, and to make the celebration even sweeter, participants also joined a cheesecake cooking workshop 🍰✨

Even from thousands of miles away, moments like these remind us how strong and connected our global Jewish community truly is.

04/05/2026

The teens of Odesa, Bridgewater, and Ramat HaSharon have wrapped up their 2026 global project! 🌍✨
Last week, we held our final session together with amazing partners:
🇺🇦 Beit Grand JCC, Odesa
🇺🇸 Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC, Bridgewater, NJ
🇮🇱 Migvanim Ramat HaSharon

Over the past few months, teens from all three communities met regularly online, getting to know one another and exploring what it means to be part of the Jewish people. Through photography and video, they shared personal stories and perspectives.

We closed the program with a conversation about hopes for the future — both their own and that of the Jewish people. 💫

This is "What does it mean for you to be a part of the Jewish People?" by Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

27/04/2026

JCC Global Taste of Tradition has reached its final session!

Over the past year, grandparents and grandchildren from four JCC communities came together for a shared journey across borders and generations. Through global Zoom sessions, families opened their kitchens and their hearts, sharing recipes and stories.

Each family created a video featuring their favorite dish, bringing to life flavors like cholent, kugel, pikeila, banitza, varenikes, chraime, and more, reminding us that while our kitchens may be far apart, our traditions are deeply connected.

Families from the following communities took part in this journey:
JCC Halom, Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦
Merage JCC of Orange County, Irvine, CA 🇺🇸
Centro Deportivo Israelíta (CDI), Mexico City 🇲🇽
Kfar Yona Community Center, Israel 🇮🇱

“I had the chance to cook with my grandchildren for the first time in my life,” shared a participant from Kfar Yona.
“I feel proud to pass on our traditions—from generation to generation (מדור לדור),” shared a participant from Orange County.
“This project made me feel that we are truly one people, no matter where we live,” shared a participant from Kyiv.

Here is a taste of their traditions:

23/04/2026

We are excited to share the first episode of "Sunflowers: Voices of Ukraine"🌻

This is a global project that brings firsthand accounts from Ukrainians living through war in Dnipro and from refugees rebuilding their lives in Krakow and Brooklyn.
This project was created as part of the JCC Global From Good to Great partnership, this project connects:
🇺🇦 JCC Solomonika, Dnipro
🇵🇱 JCC Krakow
🇺🇸 Edith and Carl Marks JCH, Bensonhurst (Brooklyn, NY)

Listen to the first episode and hear their stories!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kVeDbrQ1q2GYRNXW4zHii?si=9db4ad3296444b9b
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunflowers-voices-of-ukraine/id1894603758

The program was made possible thanks to a grant from JFNA.

Society & Culture Podcast · Sunflowers: Voices of Ukraine shares firsthand accounts from Ukrainians living through war in Dnipro and from refugees rebuilding their lives in Krakow and Brooklyn. Through intimate conversations hos…

13/04/2026

Tonight, we mark Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day - a moment to pause, remember, and honor the memory of the six million Jews who were murdered by the N***s and their collaborators.

As part of the JCC Global Voices to Remember project, teens from three JCCs interviewed Holocaust survivors in their communities. Through these conversations, they documented personal stories and turned them into a shared film.

This film was created as part of the From Good to Great initiative by:
Hesed Hana, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine 🇺🇦
JCC Budapest Bálint Ház, Hungary 🇭🇺
Mandel JCC Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA 🇺🇸

A 2026-os Nemzetközi Holokauszt Emléknap alkalmából készült ez a videó, a JCC Global által szervezett (Connecting Jewish Generations Crossing Borders) projek...