JCC of Syracuse

Join the JCC for open play chess the second Sunday of the month, beginning Sunday, February 8. 1-4 pm. All skill levels & ages welcome!

Did you know many of the pioneering composers from the early years of Hollywood were Jewish immigrants fleeing discrimination in Europe? Join us at the JCC as Adam Fine, host of WCNY’s Classic Choices, brings his extensive knowledge of music, composition and conducting to explore Jewish composers and the impact they had on the silver screens of Hollywood.

Join the JCC for a screening of the powerful film Four Winters which celebrates the stories of courageous Jewish fighters who, despite unimaginable odds, fought back fiercely against Hitler’s war machine. Although the Nazis seized and murdered millions of Jews during World War II, they failed to capture an estimated 25,000 who escaped into the forests of Eastern Europe. Instead of simply hiding, these young men and women — many of them teenagers — banded together to fight back, carrying out deadly acts of sabotage, staging ambushes, and waging clandestine warfare against the Nazis and their collaborators. Featuring interviews with the last living Partisans and also using rare archival film footage, letters, historic war records, and artifacts from Partisans’ personal collections, the film weaves together many strands to shatter the myth of Jewish passivity. ** Film Screening will be following by Zoomed-in Q&A with director **

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

Join the JCC for open play chess the second Sunday of the month, beginning Sunday, February 8. 1-4 pm. All skill levels & ages welcome!

In honor of Earth Day, join the JCC for a lecture by Professor Nir Becker who is currently teaching at ESF while on sabbatical from Tel-Hai College in Israel. Professor Becker will discuss the urban heat island in Tel Aviv vs. Syracuse, how shade saves energy and lives, the hidden economics: how to quantify benefits and the role of municipalities and citizens. You will also get to engage in a discussion of “What does adaptation look like on my street?”

Join the JCC for open play chess the second Sunday of the month, beginning Sunday, February 8. 1-4 pm. All skill levels & ages welcome!