JCC of Syracuse

  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)

Join the JCC as we stream a conversation between Jennifer Wallace and Ina Garten from the 92nd Y. We all want to matter — to feel we are valued by others, and that we add value to the world. Jennifer Wallace — award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author — joins the 92nd Y with close friend and lifestyle icon Ina Garten to talk about the transformative power of mattering and her new book, Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose. Wallace’s research reveals that this vital need is often unmet in today’s world, driving burnout, draining purpose, and fueling loneliness. Hear her talk about her life-changing framework for reclaiming meaning and connection, with strategies for strengthening your “mattering core” — at home, in your workplace, in your relationships, and in your community. Wallace says, “Some of my very favorite conversations about mattering have been with my dear friend Ina Garten.” Garten says, “Some of my favorite conversations about ANYTHING are with my dear friend Jennifer Wallace.” Don’t miss this warm and insight-filled conversation between friends on a subject they each care about deeply, and one that will leave you with a blueprint for living […]

  Bret Stephens offers a compelling look at the state of world Jewry today examining the challenges, changes, and opportunities shaping Jewish communities across the globe. Jews around the world are continuing to navigate a world where choices and perspective matter — confronting rising challenges while also experiencing powerful moments of renewal, creativity, and resilience. How are communities responding to antisemitism and political polarization? What new forms of Jewish expression, identity, and connection are emerging? And where might we find opportunities for growth and strength in the years ahead? Join us for an evening of insight and reflection on what it means to be Jewish in a rapidly changing world.

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.

  As Purim approaches, be sure to join the JCC for a screening of For Your Consideration! After Best in Show but before Schitt’s Creek, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara starred in the comedy, For Your Consideration. In this star-studded cast, which includes Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., John Michael Higgins and Jennifer Coolidge (just to name a few), three actors learn that their respective performances in the film Home for Purim, a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz. (Rated PG-13, 1 hr and 26 min)

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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 us for the Mystery Book Club which explores classic who-dun-its, thrillers and everything in between. Join the JCC Mystery Book Club in March as we discuss Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story and survive this homecoming.