The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-community-center/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:52:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Community Center | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-community-center/ 32 32 Suspect arrested for planning mass shooting at Texas Jewish community center https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-planning-mass-shooting-at-texas-jewish-community-center/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 08:38:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3579952 Director of San Antonio's Temple Beth El says FBI told him plot targeted the city's entire Jewish community; mayor vows to take 'all necessary steps' for Jewish safety

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]]> Chabad opens Germany’s largest Jewish center since before WWII https://www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-opens-germanys-largest-jewish-center-since-before-wwii/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:31:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3042833 Berlin's Pears Jewish Campus, which covers over 80,000 square feet and cost $43.7 million to build, will house a school, gym, movie theater, music studio and kosher deli

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]]> Taiwan to open its first-ever permanent Jewish community center https://www.timesofisrael.com/taiwan-to-open-its-first-ever-permanent-jewish-community-center/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:48:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2588976 Non-denominational complex, funded by the Jeffrey D. Schwartz and NaTang JTCA, expected to launch in December; it will feature a synagogue, kosher restaurant, classrooms and more

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]]> Mexico City’s Deportivo center united its Jews; now the pandemic isolates them https://www.timesofisrael.com/mexico-citys-deportivo-center-united-its-jews-now-the-pandemic-isolates-them/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 05:10:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2407050 For 70 years, the massive community center has been the hub of Jewish life for a diverse group of 50,000, but fears of contagion in the hard-hit country have left it nearly empty

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]]> Jewish center in Ukraine lightly damaged by firebomb https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-center-in-ukraine-lightly-damaged-by-firebomb/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:53:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2289485 Police open investigation into attack in city of Kherson; no reports of injuries, with building closed due to coronavirus

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]]> Philadelphia Jewish community center lays off 176 workers due to virus outbreak https://www.timesofisrael.com/philadelphia-jewish-community-center-lays-off-176-workers-due-to-virus-outbreak/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:45:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2270135 In a possible sign of what's to come for US Jewish institutions, coronavirus restrictions force JCC closure, leaving staff without salaries and uncertain health coverage

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]]> More than 50 JCCs nationwide receive emailed bomb threats https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-50-jccs-nationwide-receive-emailed-bomb-threats/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:52:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2246932 None of the intimidation, mostly made via identical messages, is found to be credible; source of warnings unknown

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]]> Ohio man who threatened Jewish Community Center to remain in custody https://www.timesofisrael.com/ohio-man-who-threatened-jewish-community-center-to-remain-in-custody/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:35:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2173794 James Reardon, 20, who has been charged with firearms offense, is a danger to the local community, judge rules

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]]> Ohio man arrested for implied shooting threat to Jewish center https://www.timesofisrael.com/ohio-man-arrested-for-implied-shooting-threat-to-jewish-center/ Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:59:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2131925 James Reardon posts video of gunfire and screams, tags it with name of Youngstown community building; police find guns, anti-Semitic and white nationalist propaganda in his home

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]]> Family of US woman killed by neo-Nazi settles lawsuit with Walmart over gun sale https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-of-us-woman-killed-by-neo-nazi-settles-lawsuit-with-walmart-over-gun-sale/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:32:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1962495&preview=true&preview_id=1962495 Details of settlement between retailer and relatives of Terri Lamanno, fatally shot in 2014 outside Kansas JCC, aren't disclosed

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]]> Police open probe after Virginia JCC vandalized with 19 swastikas https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-open-probe-after-virginia-jcc-vandalized-with-19-swastikas/ Sat, 06 Oct 2018 20:51:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1936991 Senator Tim Kaine says incident is part of 'insidious rise in hateful actions and anti-Semitism' as community center targeted for second time in just over a year

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]]> Matchmaking for communities: JCCs hold ‘speed-dating’ event at global confab https://www.timesofisrael.com/matchmaking-for-communities-jccs-hold-speed-dating-event-at-global-confab/ Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:45:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1730716 Community centers in North America and Israel mix it up, pairing with counterparts from Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia on collaborative projects for the next 2-3 years

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]]> Family of Kansas JCC shooting victims settles gun purchase suit https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-of-kansas-jcc-shooting-victims-settles-gun-purchase-suit/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:55:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1669851 Relatives say Walmart allowed an accomplice to purchase weapon used in 2014 shooting by killer, a convicted felon

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]]> Mexico City mayor lays foundation stone of new Jewish center https://www.timesofisrael.com/mexico-city-mayor-lays-foundation-stone-of-new-jewish-center/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:45:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1589987 Miguel Angel Mancera hails community's decision to build $5 million complex as sign of trust in country's growth

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]]> Fresh wave of bomb scares hits three JCCs in US https://www.timesofisrael.com/fresh-wave-of-bomb-scares-hits-three-jccs-in-us/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:58:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1581262&preview_id=1581262 Jewish centers in St. Louis, Atlanta, and Boulder receive bomb threats via email; all deemed non-credible

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