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Congressman Daniel Goldman Joins JCCGCI in Visits to Holocaust Survivors
Congressman Daniel Goldman Joins JCCGCI in Visits to Holocaust Survivors Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney (JCCGCI) was honored to be joined by Congressman Daniel Goldman to deliver hot meals to some of our Holocaust Survivor clients. Joined by JCCGCI's Director of Holocaust Survivors Support Systems Division Hudi Falik, Congressman Goldman visited the homes of two Survivors who reside in the Borough [...]
Mayor Eric Adams Visits JCCGCI Jay Harama Older Adult Center
Mayor Eric Adams Visits JCCGCI Jay Harama Older Adult Center Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney (JCCGCI) was pleased to welcome Mayor Eric Adams to our Jay Harama Older Adult Center (OAC), located in Sheepshead Bay. Jay-Harama Older Adult Center is one of the eight Older Adult Centers operated by JCCGCI throughout Brooklyn. During this visit, Mayor Adams joined [...]
JCCGCI’S “Horizons Academy” Celebrates Sixteen Years of Delivering Life-Changing Help to the Highest-Risk Teens!
JCCGCI'S "Horizons Academy" Celebrates Sixteen Years of Delivering Life-Changing Help to the Highest-Risk Teens! For sixteen years, students in Coney Island and the surrounding neighborhoods have been benefiting from an incredible resource - Horizons Academy. A project of Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), the Horizons Academy program is based at Abraham Lincoln High School, and aims [...]
JCCGCI Passover Food Distribution Benefits More Than 1,000 Needy Brooklynites
JCCGCI Passover Food Distribution Benefits More Than 1,000 Needy Brooklynites Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island's (JCCGCI) annual Passover food distribution benefitted more than 1,000 low-income Brooklynites (mostly frail elderly, many of whom are Holocaust survivors) seeking traditional Passover food as they prepare for the upcoming holiday. JCCGCI was proud to ensure that our neediest neighbors are enabled [...]
JCCGCI Celebrates Black History Month! (Published in February)
Black History Month, celebrated every February, is a time to reflect upon the tenacity and perseverance of Black people, and to highlight the many contributions of the Black community. Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) is proud to uplift Black voices and experiences, which we believe are essential to all conversations, and particularly critical in the work [...]