Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center

Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
Katz JCC Weinberg Campus

The Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center (locally known as the Katz JCC, the JCC, or "the J") is a Jewish Community Center located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

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History

Founded in the 1940s, the Jewish Community Center originally had its facilities in both Camden and Pennsauken, New Jersey. As the facilities grew over time, so did the services that were offered. A new JCC building opened in 1997 on the Weinberg Campus in Cherry Hill, at the corner of Springdale and Kresson Roads (across from Temple Emanuel). The need for a new JCC was in response to the significant population growth that Cherry Hill has experienced since the 1970s. Several Jewish cultural and educational programs, along with children, teen and adult programs are held at the JCC. In 1942, the JCC Camps at Medford was established.[1] Operated by the Katz JCC, the camp consists of 120 acres and is the largest Jewish day camp in North America.[2]

Membership

Most members are Jewish, however, the Katz JCC allows anyone of all religions. Several members attend Cherry Hill East (CHE), which is a public high school located down the street from the Katz JCC. After school, students walk from CHE along Kresson Road to the JCC and spend time working out, relaxing at the teen center, etc.

Facilities

  • Roger & Jane Davis Health and Wellness Complex (with expansion in 2006), includes:
    • Fitness center
    • Indoor jogging track
    • Indoor and outdoor swimming pool
    • Indoor and outdoor basketball courts
    • Indoor and outdoor tennis courts
    • Spa complex
    • Cycling studio
    • Dance/Aerobic Studio
    • Locker rooms/Family changing rooms
  • Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center
  • Lerner Teen & Family Complex

Other facilities

  • A social hall (4,641 square feet), which is used for community events, school graduations, and business meetings
  • Café at the J by Aramark, a kosher café
  • Mah Tov Gallery, a gift shop
  • Sanders Memorial Library
  • Joel & Linda Appel Art Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Making Happy Campers". SouthJersey.com. http://www.southjersey.com/articles/?articleid=22218. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Betty & Milton Katz JCC". DiscoverJCC.com. http://www.discoverjcc.com/jccs/nj/betty-milton-katz-jcc/?back=jcc_locations. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 

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Coordinates: 39°52′56″N 74°58′08″W / 39.88217°N 74.96878°W / 39.88217; -74.96878


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