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Israeli Center

Home Away From Home
Your community center, educational and cultural for the Israeli and American community in Bergen County

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The Israeli community in northern NJ, is one of the biggest in the United States.

The Israeli Center is part of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisade and is a community center, educational and cultural for the Israeli โ€“ American community and for the Jewish American – community.

The center is offering activities in Hebrew, relates to Israel, Israeli culture and makes you feel at home.

ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืจื›ื– ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™, ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื•ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืžื—ื•ื– ื‘ืจื’ืŸ ื•ื”ืขื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืกืžื•ื›ื•ืช ืœื˜ื ืคืœื™ื™, ื ื™ื• ื’โ€™ืจื–ื™. 

ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื—ืง ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ.

ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ืžืฆื™ืข ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืขืฉืจื” ื•ืœื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืขื ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช.
ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื•ืžืืจื’ืŸ ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช.

ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืขืจื›ื™ื•ืช, ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื, ืœื‘ ืคื•ืขื, ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืžืื•ื—ื“ืช ื•ืžื–ืžื™ื ื”. 
 ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื•ืช โ€“ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืขืจื›ื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ื—ื’ื™ื.

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Shira Zandani.

Shira Zandani

Israeli Center, Director
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Gaby Haran Wilner.

Gaby Haran Wilner

Israeli Centerโ€™s, Emek and Hebrew summer camp Admin & Hebrew Summer Camp Manager
The Israeli Center

Lital Madar Grundland

Emek Director
The Israeli Center

Lee Greenfeld-Hefetz

Israeli Center Admininstrator, Hebrew Summer Programs Coordinator
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