Current news & announcement at Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst.
After receiving initial news in April that the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) was fully eliminated from the NYC budget, Marks JCH immediately began advocating for workforce services and job placement opportunities, which we have been providing teens and young adult for nearly a decade. Many [...]
Our Farber-Bruch Early Childhood Center and Robbins Corenman Afterschool program closed on March 16th, in compliance with the closure of NYC Public Schools; distance learning opportunities and resources quickly launched for nearly 300 impacted families. Our teen groups have gathered online and [...]
The Marks JCH Women’s Center has seen first-hand the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on some of the most vulnerable members of our community – women, expecting mothers and new families, and single-parent households. Since the onset of the crisis, we have seen a staggering [...]
Перепись населения 2020 года Ваше будущее в ваших руках. СДЕЛАЙТЕ ПЕРВЫЙ ШАГ Вы, вероятно, уже начали получать приглашения заполнить анкеты Переписи населения-2020 [...]
Following guidance from the Mayor’s office and Department of Health, most programs at Marks JCH have transitioned to remote operations. All fitness, aquatics, and membership in-the-building activities as well as classes, are on pause and postponed. Please visit our events section to join [...]
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 [...]