Jewish Community Council Explained

Jewish Community Councils (JCCs) are a form of local Jewish organization with the purpose of safeguarding Jewish rights, and assisting local residents.^[1] Jewish Community Councils were mostly formed in the 1940s.^{[2] [3]}

Activities

Jewish organizations are locally based, though they do play a role in coordinating activities with national Jewish organizations.^[2] JCCs focus on assisting local Jewish community and safeguarding Jewish rights.^[1] Recently, Jewish Community Councils have helped out locals in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.^[4]

Jewish Community Councils

Jewish Community Councils are located in a number of cities in the United States. In New York City alone, there are 24 JCCs.

New York

According to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty's JCC listings, there are 24 Jewish Community Councils in New York City's five boroughs.^[5]

Bronx

• Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC)
• Concourse-North Bronx JCC
• Jewish Community Council of Co-op City
• Jewish Community Council of Pelham Parkway
• Jewish Community Council of Parkchester Unionport
• Jewish Community Council of Riverdale

Brooklyn

• Jewish Community Council of Bensonhurst (Bensonhurst COJO)
• Jewish Community Council of Boro Park
• Jewish Community Council of Crown Heights (CHJCC)
• Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI)
• Jewish Community Council of Canarsie
• Jewish Community Council of Flatbush (Flatbush COJO)
• Jewish Community Council of Kings Bay
• Jewish Community Council of Marine Park
• Jewish Community Council of Shorefront
• Jewish Community Council of Williamsburg (Williamsburg UJO)

Manhattan

• Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights-Inwood
• United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES)
• Jewish Community Council of the Westside (Westside COJO)

Queens

• Jewish Community Council of Flushing
• Jewish Community Council of Rockaway Peninsula
• Jewish Community Council of Jackson Heights & Elmhurst
• Jewish Community Council of Queens

Staten Island

• Jewish Community Council of Staten Island (Staten Island COJO)

Australia

• Jewish Community Council of Victoria

Notes and References

1. http://www.jta.org/1938/02/08/archive/jewish-community-councils-formed-in-over-20-cities-in-seven-years "Jewish Community Councils Formed in over 20 Cities in Seven Years." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 8, 1938. Accessed March 10, 2014.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=xIOBU3wgGp8C&pg=PA113 Blakeslee, Spencer. The Death of American Antisemitism. Greenwood Publishing Group, Jan 1, 2000. Accessed March 10, 2014.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=TU5lnnjxN6wC&pg=PA246 Elazar, Daniel Judah. Community and Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry. Jewish Publication Society, 1995. Accessed March 10, 2014.
4. Web site: Snyder, Tamar. "Cold Hands Warm Hearts." The New York Jewish Week. Dec. 28, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2014. . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313074254/http://www.thejewishweek.com:8080/features/lens/cold_hands_warm_hearts . March 13, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Met Council. Accessed March 10, 2014. . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313080321/http://www.metcouncil.org/site/PageServer?pagename=About_JCC_Network_List . March 13, 2014 . dead .