Love a mystery? Then be sure to join us for the Mystery Book Club which explores classic who-dun-its, thrillers and everything in between. This book club meets the first Wednesday of the month, 12:45 - 1:45 pm. January: A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons, by Kate Khavari February: Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn March: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier April: The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley
Grab your needles or hook and come to the JCC for a day of knitting and crocheting scarves for the local unhoused population. Can’t join us for the whole event? Don’t worry! Feel free to drop in with an already started project or bring a scarf back once completed. This community event is hosted in collaboration with Temple Adath. The JCC will start taking donations December 14. Both the JCC and Temple Adath will be taking yarn donations for this event.
The Lions of Judah and Pomegranates invite you to a Women’s Philanthropy Event to play or learn Mah Jong! Free to attend with a minimum donation of $54 to the Jewish Federation 2026 Annual Campaign.Register
Join the JCC as we honor Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Reckonings, the Award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman reveals the untold story of the intense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders that led to the 1952 Luxembourg Agreement. Charged with negotiating reparations for the largest mass genocide in history at a time when Holocaust survivors urgently needed help, they met in a hidden castle near The Hague under the constant threat of violence. Grossman’s riveting documentary brings to life the fraught meetings that led to the official acknowledgement of the genocide and the proposal seen as the first step towards healing. (1 hr 14 min)
Love a mystery? Then be sure to join us for the Mystery Book Club which explores classic who-dun-its, thrillers and everything in between. This book club meets the first Wednesday of the month, 12:45 - 1:45 pm. January: A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons, by Kate Khavari February: Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn March: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier April: The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley
Love a mystery? Then be sure to join the JCC for the Mystery Book Club which explores classic who-dun-its, thrillers and everything in between For February, the Mystery Book Club will discuss the multi-million-copy bestseller Rebecca. In Monte Carlo, our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at Manderley, her husband's cavernous estate on the Cornish coast, that she realizes how vast a shadow his late wife, Rebecca, will cast over their lives' introducing a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their love from beyond the grave. Excellent entertainment...Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings.--Stephen King One of the most influential novels of the twentieth century, Rebecca has woven its way into the fabric of our culture with all the troubling power of myth or dream.--Sarah Waters
Whether you are already a writer or newly exploring writing, you won't want to miss the JCC's Writer's Workshop Day. Select which genre you'd like to explore for the day and then learn from a highly lauded local author. Space is limited to 12 people per genre. Lunch included in registration. Memoir: Learn from Dr. Mary Jumbelic, published memoirist of two award-winning books Here, Where Death Delights (2023) and Speak Her Name (2025). In this workshop, learn the processes used by an award-winning author with structured exercises to help frame your own story. Poetry: Onondaga County Poet Laureate, Georgia Popoff will guide you through three phases: 1) Active writing: Several writing prompts will be provided for writing in the moment; 2) Identifying elements to craft effective poems and some key revision strategies leading to that outcome; 3) Sharing of work created in workshop. All levels & ages welcome Short Story: Learn successful methods of "creating your clay" from writer and editor Chris DelGuercio. You will use a variety of these methods to navigate the early construction of a draft for a short fictional piece. These methods include: automatic/subconscious writing, brainstorming, collaboration, sharing, and peer/instructor critique.
Don't miss a Writer's Workshop Day at the JCC. Learn from local authors, Chris Delguercio (Short Story), Mary Jumbelic (memoir) and Georgia Popoff (poetry). See more details at jccsyr.org/cp.
