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JCCGCI’s Workforce Development Project (WDP) with COLlive Launches New Nightly Career Series
“We are here to help you chart a career path & recover from loss of employment during these difficult times” https://collive.com/collive-launches-new-nightly-career-series Beginning tonight, JCCGCI’s Workforce Development Project (WDP) with COLlive.com will exclusively air a 13-part series of live online events on career exploration and opportunity presented by experienced industry professionals. Tonight: Leibel Hecht, Lead Software Developer at Prodoge. During this [...]
Live: Intro to Coding and Programming
https://collive.com/live-intro-to-coding-and-programming Join Live at 9:00 PM EDT: JCCWORKFORCE and COLlive present Mr. Leibel Hecht, Lead Software Developer at Prodege LLC, will be presenting a computer software programming/coding workshop. JCCWORKFORCE and COLlive present: Mr. Leibel Hecht, Lead Software Developer at Prodege LLC will be presenting a computer software programming/coding workshop. If you would like to post questions to the presenter, please send an [...]
Coronavirus Erases Our Living Memory of the Holocaust
And gives fresh life to old traumas By Armin Rosen The coronavirus has jeopardized what little remains of an already fraying living connection to the Jewish past. Rabbi Romi Cohn, who succumbed to the disease in late March at the age of 91, helped rescue 56 Jewish families from Czechoslovakia as a 15-year-old partisan during World War II. Gedalya [...]
Who Knows Whether It Was Just For Such A Time As This That You Attained the Royal Position!
On March 10th of this year (2020) the holiday of Purim was celebrated, when we read in the Biblical "Book of Esther," known as the "Megillah," that Mordechai exclaimed to Esther “And who knows whether it was just for such a time as this that you attained the royal position!” Not everyone recognizes an opportunity to rise to greatness. [...]
COVID-19 / Passover Emergency Appeal
COVID-19 / Passover Emergency Appeal For the first time in over 75 years, David may not have a Passover meal. That's not his real name--I've changed all the names in this letter to protect their privacy—but I have not changed the facts: He is elderly, he is frail, he is scared to leave his home due to COVID-19, he [...]
Passover Food Package Distribution & Transition to Adapt to COVID-19 Realities
Passover Food Package Distribution & Transition to Adapt to COVID-19 Realities A “hero” is defined as a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities and celebrated for their skill and actions. Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), especially during times of crisis is an organization full of heroes, who prioritize the needs [...]
This Passover, let our people live!
In this unprecedented situation, all of us are aching to DO something. I’m sure you would give anything – absolutely anything – to save lives. So, what if I told you that even from home, you can come to the rescue of those in the most danger from the dreaded Coronavirus? Because you can make the difference between life [...]
Lifechanging Careers Just a Semester Away
Registration for the Crown Heights Career Hub’s upgraded spring program is filling up fast, with new subjects and separate classes for men and women now being offered. With four successful cohorts already graduated, registration for the Crown Heights Career Hub’s upgraded spring program is filling up fast, as students take advantage of an opportunity to join the fast track [...]
Holocaust Survivor Services Video
Please watch this brief documentary video regarding some of JCCGCI's services for Holocaust survivors, commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany - "Claims Conference" - and shown at their annual Board meeting on July 14th.
JCCGCI Recent Achievements Video
Please watch this video about JCCGCI's recent achievements.