IMPACT STORIES
The Teacher is the Student
Each day I walk through the doors of the Mandell JCC I consider it an opportunity...
Finding Community
at Every Age
For our senior adults, the JCC provides a true community in so many ways...
Coming Full Circle
If you don’t believe in serendipity now, you are about to change your mind...
How the JCC Helped
Save My Life
With over 9,000 training sessions every year, our tireless JCC trainers are on the frontlines...
A New Program, Inspiring New Learning
ALEPH: The Institute of Jewish Ideas is a new community-wide learning initiative...
A Bravura Performance for our Teen Troupe
I was very proud of the Matilda cast. Our program has grown to 37 teens from all over greater Hartford...
Taking the Show on the Road
When the pandemic struck, ECC teachers Robin Ober and Teresa Wilson jumped in their cars...
He Said / She Said
There is nothing quite like summer camp. Campers at Camp Shalom and the other JCC camps grow in ways...
Our Donors - Why They Do It - Steven Greenspan
It’s hard to imagine my life in this community without the Mandell JCC...
No Better Place to be a Kid This Summer
Camp Shalom is so much more than just something to do in the summer...
We all know the famous adage, “It takes a village”
For Emily Sachs, making a new life in the Greater Hartford area was not without its challenges...
Our Donors - Why They Do It
WSFB-TV anchor and Mandell JCC Board member Dennis House was first introduced to the J in 2007...
The Building Blocks of Gratitude
“When we found out we were expecting our first child, we immediately knew that the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center would be..."
Our Donors - Why They Do It - Gayle Temkin
I was in search of a needle in a haystack. I was on a quest to find a preschool that could support my daughter Alyssa...
Opening Our Doors and Our Hearts
On July 1, the Mandell JCC reopened the building, ‘joyfully’ welcoming...
The Joy (and Comfort) of Cooking
The doors to the JCC had been closed for barely a week due to the pandemic when we reached out to Chef Lindsay Perkins...
A Summer Night Full of Stars
The Stars of Camp Shalom Concert was a big hit for the camp families and staff...
Bringing Thousands Together...Under Our Roof
For six magical weeks this fall, the Mandell JCC hosted Under One Roof: Welcoming the Stranger...