NEWS

Edith & Carl Marks JCH of Bensonhurst (herein referred to as “Marks JCH”) is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security-related enhancements.   The project includes:   Installation of an Access Control System that provides flexibility for expansion now and in the future. [...]

Dear Members, We owe you an explanation. About 18 months ago our male locker room has undergone extensive renovations to solve a waterproofing problem and update all of its equipment. Unfortunately, recently waterproofing has become an issue again; leaks from the locker room jeopardize equipment [...]

Lilia Gizetdinova, second from left, with her children, from left, Dinis Murin, Albina Galieva and Sofya Murina in their apartment in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Dinis and Sofya are wearing their Civil Air Patrol cadet uniforms.Credit…Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Lilia Gizetdinova, [...]

Elena Ponomarev, right, lost her son in an accidental fall and her husband to an aneurysm. She said her daughter, Anna, gave her the strength to persevere. “Because of Anna,” she said, “I’m alive.”  Credit: Michael Noble Jr. for The New York Times. Every year the New York Times publishes [...]

Being a new mom can be wonderful. It can also be an overwhelming life transition. For moms from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or those managing language and cultural barriers, this new stage of life may be compounded with anxiety, stress, and loneliness. That’s why UJA-Federation is [...]

Funded by the NYS Department of Education (NYSED) and the Department for Youth and Community Development (DYCD) adult literacy and education services provide new emigres with their first steps on the ladder to self-sufficiency and future mobility. The newly received program under WIOA (Workforce [...]

The Marks JCH is able to offer a vibrant array of family offerings both at the JCH and offsite in our expanding satellites. Providing a continuum of services from early childhood engagement to classes for grade school children, adult workshops and activities for the family unit. Connecting [...]

  As a center of community life in Brooklyn for over 90 years, the Marks JCH has been a pillar and stabilizer for people who often needed help to take the next step towards the path of self-sufficiency.  We connect and empower our clients at every stage of life through vital social services [...]

Through this new critical community initiative, the Marks JCH will address the mental health needs of Russian-speaking Holocaust survivors as well as educate caregivers and disseminate resources through a PCTI approach to mental health supports. Services developed will include: screening survivors [...]

Introducing our newest 2018 Glenn Markman MVP Award winners, Yulia Rakova and Gabriel Rafailov, both of whom were selected for their demonstrated leadership on the court and off. Three years ago, we had the immense privilege of establishing our Annual Glenn Markman MVP Award to honor the memory of [...]