Every year, JCCA’s Robert Maslow Awards for Excellence in Practice recognize employees who have gone above and beyond their duties in support of JCCA’s mission. For a glimpse into the passion and dedication that power JCCA’s life-saving work, read our interview series...
Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi visited JCCA this summer, to learn more about the ways he can support JCCA and governmental efforts to stop child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. Although it was AM Hevesi’s first visit to JCCA’s Pleasantville Campus, he...
When Scarsdale teen Zoe Kleinman celebrated her bat mitzvah a few years ago, she saved up the gifts she received for education—but unlike so many other teens, it wasn’t set aside for her own college fund. Instead, she set up a foundation. Along with her friend...
It’s 90 degrees in August and the campus is HOT. But it’s not just the humidity—residents and staff have gathered for an afternoon of fun—jumping in bounce houses, slipping down inflatable slides, competing in games and fitness drills. It’s Field Day at Edenwald, and...
Every year, JCCA’s Robert Maslow Awards for Excellence in Practice recognize employees who have gone above and beyond their duties in support of JCCA’s mission. For a glimpse into the passion and dedication that power JCCA’s life-saving work, read our interview series...
Every year, JCCA’s Robert Maslow Awards for Excellence in Practice recognize employees who have gone above and beyond their duties in support of JCCA’s mission. For a glimpse into the passion and dedication that power JCCA’s life-saving work, read our interview series...
Every year, JCCA’s Robert Maslow Awards for Excellence in Practice recognize employees who have gone above and beyond their duties in support of JCCA’s mission. For a glimpse into the passion and dedication that power JCCA’s life-saving work, read our interview series...
Trustee Stephanie Spiegel is this year’s honoree at JCCA’s “A Tree Grows in Pleasantville” event. It’s a fitting award for a woman who organized the first Tree event in 2005, started the Pleasantville Cottage Campus Lunch Bunch volunteer program 14 years ago, and...
In the first half of the last century, Morris Abramowitz was a NYC police officer patrolling a beat in the Bronx. Born in Russia in 1905, and the second of six children, he was six months old when his parents immigrated to the US. In his teens, his mother became sick...
There are many well-known traditions observed during the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Even though we repeat them every year, each one is special. We share a holiday meal with loved ones and community, eat symbolic foods, and recite prayers to commemorate the...