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January 23, 2019

From the YMHA to the JCC: The Development of Jewish Communal Centers

“Developing the manhood” of American Jews or rendering Judaism vacuous?

With its first branch founded New York City in 1874, the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA)—joined in 1888 by the Young Women’s Hebrew Association—soon became an important feature of Jewish communal life in many American locales. Jenna Weissman Joselit explains why:

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January 23, 2019

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  5. From the YMHA to the JCC: The Development of Jewish Communal Centers

    “Developing the manhood” of American Jews or rendering Judaism vacuous?