1951

After the 1947 study that looked at the recreational needs of the community, The Associated created the JCC (Jewish Community Center) a single institution to serve the Jewish communities’ recreational, social and cultural needs. Initially housed at the Y.M.&Y.W.H.A. (Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association) headquarters in lower Park Heights, the JCC was a merger of the JEA (Jewish Educational Alliance), Camp Woodlands and the Y.M.&Y.W.H.A.