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News Articles
October 7
Edan Alexander
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‘Greatest gift’: Family of NJ’s Edan Alexander heads to Israel as Hamas agrees to release
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Edan Alexander’s hometown awaits his expected release from Gaza
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Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?
- American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas after more than 580 days in captivity
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In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd celebrates the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity
- After 584 Days, Dan is Free
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Tenafly holds its breath, livestreams Edan Alexander’s return
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Edan Alexander’s family celebrates his upcoming release: ‘Greatest gift imaginable’
- American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas after more than 580 days in captivity
press releases
COMMUNITY
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Announces $5 Million Gift From Philanthropist Richard J. Kurtz
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Kaplen JCC and Englewood Health hold Mind, Body, & Sole event
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades unveils arts program with Anderson Cooper
- Thurnauer School of Music Holds 30th Annual Gift of Music Gala to Support Music Scholarship!
- JCC Launches New Jersey Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Bob Mankoff, Longtime New Yorker Cartoon Editor, Speaks at the JCC
- JCC Welcomes New COO
- JCC Holds Open Houses for EC
- JCC Raises Significant Funds for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
- JCC Seeks High School Athletes for the Joseph Taub Scholar-Athlete Award
- JCC Hosts Communitywide Hate has No Place Event
- JCC Partnership with Big Idea Proves to be a Great Idea in So Many Ways
- JCC Celebrates Rubin Run & Yom Ha’atzmaut on Mother’s Day
- Brandon’s Story: How the Rubin Run Supports People with Special Needs
- JCC Gears Up for Rubin Run
- Lavish Lunches Supports Seniors in Our Community
- Lavish Lunches Supports Seniors in Our Community
- JCC Launches New Season of Community Supported Agriculture with Local Farmers
- Patron of the Arts Presents Soap Myth with Ed Asner
- JCC Hosts First Family Fun Day
- The Idea School Comes to the JCC for Fabulous Inaugural Year
- The Idea School Proudly Presents Its Second Exhibition of Student Learning
- JCC Launches Rock Steady Boxing with Jewish Home Family
- Children in JCC Early Childhood Explore Wonderment, Creativity and Inspiration Through Art
- JCC Launches Pickleball
- JCC Enters Historic Partnership with the Israeli-American Council
- JCC Holds first Mamanet Tournament in the US
- JCC Enters Historic Partnership with the Idea School
- Bergen Record Reports on Success of 38th Annual Rubin Run…
- Kaplen JCC U Presents Leopold and Loeb: The ‘Trial of the Century’
- Tenafly JCC’s Annual Event Attracts Superstar Brandon and Other Athletes to Fund Special Services
- Polish-American Filmmaker Screens Film about Man Saved by Polish Heroes During WWII
- Son of Hamas Speaks at the JCC
- Every Mom’s a Winner at Rubin Run
- Alan Alda Speaks at JCC as Part of the Patron of the Arts Program
- Alan Alda Provides Science, Comedy and More at the JCC
- Big data is Watching you! Google Analyst Speaks at JCC U
- Dr. Tom Grunfeld Speaks About US Relations with North Korea at Winter Launch of JCC U
- Dr. Eric Mandel, founder of the Middle East Political and Information Network, Speaks at JCC About The Balfour Declaration & Six-Day War
- Local Flying Ace in WWII speaks at JCC at Film Screening “Bagels Over Berlin”
- Ben-Gurion’s grandson Provides Insights to Screening of Newly Discovered Archival film on Israel’s First Prime Minister
- JCC U Speaker Explores Our national Identity and How It Has Changed
- JCC Hosts First Annual Sports Night of Champions
- Fun for all at JCC Open House
- Israeli Center Presents Never-Before-seen Film on Ben-Gurion
- JCC Hosts Annual Open House
- Rubin Run Sets Mother’s Day in Motion
- JCC Provides Sustainable Agriculture to the Community with its CSA Program
- Three Men with Common Roots Discover Friendship at the JCC
- Lavish Lunches Raises Funds for Seniors in Our Community
- Governor Christie attends Jewish community center rally in Tenafly
- JCC Affirms Shabbat Closing Policy
EARLY CHILDHOOD
SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
ADULTS
- JCC U Presents on the Whitney Biennial
- Comic Alan Zweibel Helps Launch 2017 Fall JCC U Series
- JCC U Features Undocumented Dreamer…an Immigrant Path to Citizenship
- Katz Speaks on Christie at the JCC
- Russian Novelist Boris Fishman Speaks at JCC
- Author Talks About His Fight Against Unconstitutional Satmar School District
- Christian or Jew? – Lutheran Pastor Talks at the JCC About Discovering her German Jewish family
- Politics and Hirschfeld – JCC University Offers Grown-up Looks at Issues and the Arts
SENIORS
- Senior Clubs at the JCC Fill a Special Void for Seniors
- JCC Launches Rock Steady Boxing with Jewish Home Family
- JCC and Jewish Home Launch Partnership for Senior’s with Parkinson’s
- JCC Hosts Aging and Creativity Exhibit Featuring Artwork of Senior Adults
- JCC Holds Successful Fundraiser for Seniors in Our Community
SPECIAL SERVICES
- JCC Holds Art For All Featuring Works by People with Special Challenges
- JCC Holds Successful Fundraiser for Seniors in Our Community
- Recreation Can Be Key Component in Treating people on the Autism Spectrum
- Living with Autism: Mother Shares her Story at the JCC
- Boy Exhibits His First Art Show at the JCC Guttenberg Center for Special Services
- JCC Celibrates Therapeutic Nursery’s 20th Anniversary
DRAMA
- Broadway actor David Perlman credits JCC School of Performing Arts for his Start as a Professional Actor
- The Haunting Hour: JCC puts on a play featuring Alan Aisenberg of “Orange is the New Black
- Deb Roberts Bringing the Magic of Theater to the JCC for Decades
- 16-year-old Ariel Abergel and the Equity Production of “My Name is Asher Lev” at the JCC
- ‘Vote for Independency!’ Palisades Players Put on ‘1776’
MUSIC SCHOOL
- Thurnauer Celebrates 29 Years
- Thurnauer Raises Scholarships for Students
- Thurnauer Celebrates Gift of Music
- Jasmine Choi Holds Flute Master Class
- Pianist Peter Frankl
- Rob Kapilow Joins Thurnauer as Artist in Residence
- Thurnauer Pays Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
- Cellist Paul Katz Teaches Master Class
- Music Camps at the JCC
- Thurnauer Celebrates 33 Years of Music Making
- Music Camps at the JCC
- Violinist Daniel Phillips Teaches Master Class
- Thurnauer School of Music Celebrates Gift of Music
- All in the Family – Thurnauer Director and Her Violinist Daughter Join Hands for Gift of Music
- Dorothy Roffman’s Way – The Power and Spirit Behind the Thurnauer School of Music’s Master Teacher
- A Flutist in Kabul – Noelle Perrin of Thurnauer Volunteers to Teach at Afghan National Institute of Music
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades 36th annual Rubin Run in Tenafly
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly plans 21st annual Play Fore! the Kids
- Sally Kohn Presents The Opposite of Hate
- JCC Patron of the Arts Presents Soap Myth with Ed Asner
- Author Jane Isay Discusses Grand-Parenting at the JCC U
- Big Data is Watching You: JCC Present Talk on Role of Google Analysis in Social Research
- Dr. Tom Grunfeld, East Asia Specialist, Explores Complicated US-China Relations
- JCC Celebrates Israel at 70
- JCC Celebrates Israel at 70
- JCC Sponsors A Sunday of Strong Women Book Author Event
- Dr. Tal Becker Speaks at the JCC
- Ron Darling and Tino Martinez Support JCC Sports Night of Champions
- Dr. Ruth Speaks at the JCC
- JCC Patron of the Arts Presents Mosab Hassan, Son of Hamas
- JCC Gallery Features Special Exhibition on the Polish Righteous
- JCC Holds Most Successful Special Games to Date
- JCC Holds Successful Play fore the kids to Support Kids in Need in Our Community
- JCC Holds Successful Fundraiser for Seniors in Our Community
- JCC Hosts Three Dynamic Women Authors
- JCC Launches Sports Night of Champions with Phil and Chris Simms
- Lavish Lunches Raises Funds for Seniors in Our Community
- Chef Josh Capon Guest Speaker at Lavish Lunches to Help JCC Raise Funds for Seniors in Our Community
- Lavish Lunches Supports Seniors in Our Community
ART
- JCC Art Show
- Children in JCC Early Childhood Explore Wonderment, Creativity and Inspiration Through Art
- JCC Holds Art For All Featuring Works by People with Special Challenges
- JCC Gallery Features Artist Dr. David Zomick
- JCC Gallery Features Artist Noah Elam
- JCC Gallery Features Special Exhibition on the Polish Righteous
- JCC Hosts Aging and Creativity Exhibit Featuring Artwork of Senior Adults