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 [...]
JCCGCI’s Parnossah Employment Services Program Celebrates Major Milestone: 600th Job Placement!
JCCGCI's Parnossah Employment Services Program Celebrates Major Milestone: 600th Job Placement! Only days into 2023, Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island's (JCCGCI) Parnossah Employment Services Program celebrated a major milestone, its 600th job placement completed. This critical program is funded by UJA-Federation of New York, which has supported the program since its inception. The Parnossah Employment Services Program provides the Orthodox community with culturally [...]
JCCGCI Chanukah Distribution Benefits Hundreds of Low-Income Brooklynites
JCCGCI Chanukah Distribution Benefits Hundreds of Low-Income Brooklynites The eight days of Chanukah are a joyous time, filled with good food, celebrations with family, and reflections on miracles, both ancient and modern. But for those who are struggling financially, holidays can also be a challenging time, compelling them to forgo some of the usual traditions and experiences. At Jewish [...]
JCCGCI Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day (published January 27th, 2023)
JCCGCI Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2,300 Hot Meals Home-Delivered to 2,300 Holocaust Survivors Today, January 27th, the world pauses to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a date to reflect upon the most well-known and meticulously documented genocide in history and to re-dedicate our efforts to support the last surviving survivors. At Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island [...]
Happy New Year! Our 2022 In Review
A Year in Review: JCCGCI At Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), 2022 is the year we shattered records. Our organization has grown in leaps and bounds, enabling us to provide comprehensive, free services to an ever-growing community of vulnerable and needy New Yorkers that represent all segments of the population. Whether it's a Holocaust survivor, receiving [...]
JCCGCI Celebrates Legacy of Jona Goldrich, Holocaust survivor and entrepreneur
JCCGCI Celebrates Legacy of Jona Goldrich, Holocaust survivor and entrepreneur When Lindsay Cayton decided to devote her limited free time to volunteering to visit and deliver hot meals to Holocaust survivors, she was thinking about her grandfather's experiences. Jona Goldrich was born in 1927 in Lvov, Poland. He fled his home at the age of 14, managing to escape the Nazis with his [...]