Springtime Community Services Opportunities

April 29th, 2010

Spring Gardening
JCP Family Gardening day for Met Council on Jewish Poverty
Sunday, May 23, 10-11:30am & 3:00-4:30pm

Help make a greener community space for low income seniors! By planting beautiful green spaces, volunteers will ensure that residents have a nice outdoor area for their enjoyment.  Gardens are located on the [...]

JCP in the News! PJ Library launches

January 6th, 2010

BEDTIME STORIES IN MANHATTAN
by Tamar Snyder, Jewish Week Staff Writer
The Jewish Week, December 29, 2009, pp 10-11
For the past year and a half, the beginning of each month has been a highlight for Rabbi Darren Levine’s two young children.
“My wife or I will say, ‘Emmett, your PJ Library book is here. He’ll immediately want to [...]

Girls Garage Sale, Preview Night!

October 28th, 2009

Hey Everyone,
This Sunday night, November 1st, from 5-8 pm begins what could be the sale of the season. We will start with an opening night cocktail party and your opportunity to preview the goods at the Girls Garage Sale. The store, on the corner of West Broadway and Worth Streets, is stocked [...]

JCP Wrap-Up: High Holy Days

September 29th, 2009

It was wonderful to see so many old friends and to meet many new ones over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Over 1500 different people crossed thru the High Holiday thresh-hold at one point or another during holidays and again, celebrating together at the Tribeca Rooftop proved to be a great venue for us. A [...]

JCP at Sept 11, 2009

September 11th, 2009

Today is a sacred day for the world and for JCP. Eight years ago, a small group of Jewish families that were committed to living downtown and rebuilding their neighborhood post 9/11, began to meet in an informal way [ . . . ]

Girls Garage Sale

September 1st, 2009

The economy got you down? Come to JCP’s Girls Garage Sale featuring deeply discounted (60%-95% off retail value) designer clothing and accessories AND support JCP at the same time [ . . . ]

JCP On-line Bulletin Board

August 25th, 2009

Welcome! The JCP Bulletin Board is designed for information sharing, announcements, and queries in the larger JCP Downtown community.

End of Year Party and Book Drive at PS 142

May 11th, 2009

I am writing to let you know about the “End of Year Party and Book Drive” that we are having at PS142 on Thursday, May 28th from 5pm – 6:30pm. I invite all of you (and your families) to come by with your new (or very gently used) books for kids age preschool to 5th grade and help celebrate the end of another school year.

Hidden Hungarian Jews

April 30th, 2009

Ten days ago at the Hungarian Cultural Center at 497 Broadway, a new book was released on the Hidden Hungarian Jews during the Shoah. It is a remarkable collection of personal stories of 30 survivors.
About 25 people gathered tonight to meet with four of the contributors at Jennifer Gilbert and Bennett Egith’s home for an [...]

Purim!!!

March 11th, 2009

Check out the Tribeca Trib’s video of the Downtown Purim Spiel!
Click here!