IMPACT STORIES

Our Donors | Why They Do It
Paul Shapiro

Paul Shapiro’s relationship to the JCC is very much...

 

Home Away from Home

Asif Peretz loves the Hartford Jewish community...

  Teens in Hartford Helping Teens in Israel

The Koby Mandell Foundation is the largest provider of emotional support services...

Looking Forward and Paying Back

I am not even Jewish. But the Mandell JCC helps everyone....


 
  Our Donors | Why They Do It
Kelly & Max Reiss

“It comes down to some basics in life”...

 
  Our Donors | Why They Do It
The Tuvins

“Here I am. If not me, then who?”...

Why They Do It
Irene O’Connor and Matt Fleury

Almost every day, Irene O’Connor drives her son Quilty to the Mandell JCC,...

 

Why They Do It

The Gelles’  

You can just tell that Alisha Gelles Cipriano, Stefanie Gelles Ochs and Matt Gelles are siblings! Right on cue,...
 

Elisabeth Kostin and Doron Roth

“Philanthropy is about paying it forward. To us, it’s about leading by example...”

 

Walter and Dianne Harrison 

“We are interested in perpetuating things that will make the world better in the future.” That is just one reason why...

 
 

Mind/Body Wellness 

Beyond the pandemic, there is also an epidemic of stress and burnout...

 

Best Friends Forever

“It’s okay, Sadie. Your mom will be back to get you soon.” That was the refrain every morning in the...

 
 
 

Why They Do It

They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice. But for the Mandell JCC, lightning did strike twice...

 
 
   

Everyone Has One Thing in Common: Friendship

The biggest thing is the community. Everybody has this connection...

 
 

This Garden Grows
Inspiration and Values

Throughout the world people are painting rocks with inspirational messages and leaving them in places...

“I Found My Voice Here”

“I was married for 67 years when my husband passed away, it was very hard.”, says Serene Hackel...

 
 

Making a Splash for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Jaine Mazer, our Aquatics Director, arranged for time in our exercise pool so that students from the...

 
 
 

Our Donors - 
Why They Do It

For Jeanie and Dave Federman, Jewish continuity is a priority...

Everyone Belongs

“When can we go for Shabbat?” Beth Lomasky says...

 
 

The Show Must Go On

The true measure of success lies in the impact we have on others...

 

Growing Up - But Never Outgrowing - The JCC

We have been coming to the JCC since I was 5...

The Teacher is the Student

Each day I walk through the doors of the Mandell JCC I consider it an opportunity...

 
 

Taking the Show on the Road

When the pandemic struck, ECC teachers Robin Ober and Teresa Wilson jumped in their cars...

 

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Continuous Connection

Choices and decisions that reverberate through the ages...

 

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Finding Community at Every Age

For our senior adults, the JCC provides a true community in so many ways...

 
 

He Said / She Said

There is nothing quite like summer camp. Campers at Camp Shalom and the other JCC camps grow in ways...

 

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Our Donors - Why They Do It - Gayle Temkin

I was in search of a needle in a haystack...

 

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Coming Full Circle

If you don’t believe in serendipity now, you are about to change your mind...

 
 

Our Donors - Why They Do It - Steven Greenspan

It’s hard to imagine my life in this community without the Mandell JCC...

 

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Opening Our Doors and Our Hearts

On July 1, the Mandell JCC reopened the building, ‘joyfully’ welcoming...

 

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Return On Impact

The Mandell family’s journey to becoming ardent supporters of the JCC...

 
 

No Better Place to be a Kid This Summer

Camp Shalom is so much more than just something to do in the summer...

 

The Joy (and Comfort) of Cooking

The doors to the JCC had been closed for barely a week due to the pandemic when we reached out to Chef Lindsay Perkins...

 

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How the JCC Helped
Save My Life

With over 9,000 training sessions every year, our tireless JCC trainers are on the frontlines...

 
 

We all know the famous adage, “It takes a village”

For Emily Sachs, making a new life in the Greater Hartford area was not without its challenges...

 

A Summer Night Full of Stars

The Stars of Camp Shalom Concert was a big hit for the camp families and staff...

On the Frontlines of Youth Mental Health

In July, we reached our goal of training 350 people in Youth Mental Health First Aid...

 
 

Our Donors - Why They Do It

WSFB-TV anchor and Mandell JCC Board member Dennis House was first introduced to the J in 2007...

 

Bringing Thousands Together...Under Our Roof

For six magical weeks this fall, the Mandell JCC hosted Under One Roof: Welcoming the Stranger...

A Bravura Performance for our Teen Troupe

I was very proud of the Matilda cast. Our program has grown to 37 teens from all over greater Hartford...

 
 

The Building Blocks of Gratitude

“When we found out we were expecting our first child, we immediately knew that the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center would be..."

 

This Birthday Takes the Cake

“I celebrated my birthday on the last day of Passover. I am not normally one to make a..."

 

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A Place to Grow

So many first steps into the Mandell JCC community start — literally — in our Early Childhood Center programs...


 
 
 
 
 

 

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