NEWS

On Friday, August 12, we welcomed the entire Markman family back to the “J” to honor the memory of their son, brother, father, and husband, and our long-time board member and friend, Glenn Markman, in awarding the second annual Glenn Markman MVP Award to an outstanding young scholar-athlete [...]

In the past two years, thanks to partnerships with generous funders and partners: JCC Association, JCC Global, Jim Joseph Foundation, and UJA-Federation of New York, Marks JCH has significantly increased the opportunities for our teens to travel to Israel in exploration of their connections to the [...]

For almost 90 years, the Marks JCH has served as a pillar of our community, connecting people and empowering them at every stage of life through vital social services and programs that educate and inspire. We look forward to many, many more decades of continuing to do so. With this goal in mind – [...]

Yeladim campers this week we all got our feet wet with daily instructional swim and jumped with joy at the weekly gymnastics class. In our groups, we learned about new friends, created “All About Me” beautiful art collages and welcomed a guest – Adam – for our very first Musical [...]

Promoting philanthropy begins at an early age at the Marks JCH. This year, a dozen of our best and brightest teens volunteered to serve as the Teen Philanthropy Board after participating in a teen philanthropy project led by board members Jonathan Gold, Anton Gorshkov and Marks JCH [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words and in this case, the picture could not be more accurate… This week, Marks JCH hosted our Annual Job Fair for adults, bringing more than 50 employers and more than 600 job-seekers together under our roof. In addition to meeting with prospective employers, [...]

More than 150 people joined together for the Marks JCH Kibbutznik Shabbaton held over Mothers’ Day weekend at Club Getaway in Kent, Connecticut. Russian-speaking Jewish families with children ranging in age from just a few weeks old through age 12 enjoyed three days of escape from the city, fresh [...]

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 16 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences each summer. This program is sponsored by DYCD (Department of Youth and Community [...]