Tag: Indy J
Women on Weights
L–R: Erin E., Susan M., Sanna C., instructor Heather S., and Barbara F. in JFIT Lift: Women on WeightsNot pictured: Mary Beth T., Carol C. JFIT Lift: Women on Weights participants Barbara, Susan, Sanna and Erin have been JCC members for vastly different amounts of time: Barbara and family have been part of the J […]
Ms. Claudia and Ms. Emely
L-R: Ms. Emely, Erick, and Ms. Claudia Claudia Velasquez, a long-standing JCC Early Childhood Education (ECE) teacher, first heard about the JCC through a previous coworker who had nothing but positive remarks about the center. She followed this colleague and was eager to enter this new chapter of her life. Claudia could never have predicted […]
A Rockin’ Rochman Chanukah
L-R: Brooke, Stacey, Juliana, Cameron and Brad Rochman Stacey and Brad Rochman grew up in other areas of the country but were JCC preschool kids themselves. Once they moved to Indianapolis and had their first daughter, Juliana, in 2018, they knew they would find a warm home at the Indy JCC. Now they have two […]
Be Part of the J’s Next Chapter This Year-End
The first 110 years of our JCC’s story has been written. Join us as we draft our next chapters…together. Read on to find out why members like the Katz family, Leonard Scott, and the Woodward-Maxey family love the JCC, and make your year-end gift at JCCindy.org/donate. “The JCC has been an important place for our […]
I Am Sam, Sam I Am
JCC CEO Sam Dubrinsky (left) with husband Jamil and son Max at a welcome cookout with JCC Indianapolis board of directors and staff Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, new JCC Indianapolis CEO Sam Dubrinsky spent much of her childhood swimming and going to day camp at the Levite JCC, not knowing that one day she […]
Round Foods and Retreat for Rosh Hashana with Andy and Lorraine
Andy and Lorraine with their tallit (prayer shawl) bags next to a bench Andy painted for the JCC’s annual Member-Staff Art Show Andy and Lorraine Ball might just have one of the most unique ways of beginning their JCC journey: They attended a JCC auction, bid on and won a one-year membership, and here they […]
Shira Sings Israel’s Song
As a former professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod (in Israel and Eurocup) and for Israel’s national team, coming to Indiana to play college basketball was a natural fit for Shira, though it was worlds away from where she grew up. “Ashdod is right on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, so I love surfing […]
Lessons from Lifeguards
In the Eskenazi Water Park, the people are broken out into two separate yet equally important groups: the JCC members and guests, who are splashing in the sun, and the lifeguards, who are watching over them. These are the latter group’s stories. Dagim, Sam and Maia are all familiar faces at the water park — […]
JCC Announces Naming Gift Donation to Create New Fitness Studio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 10, 2024) – The Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center (JCC) Indianapolis has received a naming gift donation from Marcia and Bruce Sklare of Indianapolis, Ind. to support the creation of a new functional fitness studio. The new space will be named the Marcia and Bruce Sklare JFIT Studio. […]
Water Safety This Summer
Did you know May is Water Safety Month? Follow these tips to safely swim at the JCC’s Eskenazi Water Park and elsewhere this summer! Don’t Just Pack It, Wear a Life Jacket! Life jackets should be a given when heading to natural bodies of water, and even at the pool are a good choice for […]