by EVJCC | Oct 16, 2024 | Holocaust Education, Israel, Jewish Life & Learning
A Torah desecrated during the Holocaust has been saved and will be rededicated in memory of the victims of Oct. 7, in honor of the IDF soldiers who are defending the Jewish people and with hope that all the hostages return home. Members of the Greater Phoenix...
by EVJCC | Feb 29, 2024 | Israel
Since Oct. 7, more than 150 brave soldiers, rabbis, doctors, dentists, officers, investigators and military personnel have been working day and night dealing with the unspeakable horrors committed against Israeli civilians and soldiers when Hamas terrorists...
by EVJCC | Feb 1, 2024 | blog, Holocaust Education
Arizona U.S. Representative Greg Stanton hosted a reception on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Jan. 31 to officially launch Six Million Voices, the East Valley JCC’s new global nonprofit and immersive Holocaust education initiative. In the past two years,...
by EVJCC | Dec 14, 2023 | Lone Soldier Project
This year’s Hanukkah Greetings campaign for the Lone Soldier Project received tremendous support and we are grateful to all the organizations and individuals who participated this year. Here’s a recap: More than 1,300 Hanukkah greetings were sent from 18 religious...
by EVJCC | Nov 8, 2023 | Early Learning Center
The East Valley JCC’s Early Learning Center launched a new Kid’s Gardening program this fall. Since September, the center’s kindergarten class has been busy planting and maintaining their new garden, which is part of their curriculum. This curriculum includes...