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Enjoy live music by the outdoor pool. SnackShack will be open late and the Tap Truck will be serving adult beverages for purchase!

Join us for a tour focused on Victorian architecture found in the heart of Allentown, one of Buffalo's oldest neighborhoods. A light lunch will be provided after at the JCC. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Enjoy live music by the outdoor pool. SnackShack will be open late and the Tap Truck will be serving adult beverages for purchase!

Come early to swim and stay for a film on the big screen poolside! Snack Shack will stay open late, movie themed crafts. Free and Open to the Community. Registration suggested. Bad Guys  |  PG After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet -- becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION

Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance (Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII) Benzion Malik was on a path of discovery. He was keen to learn about everything in life through the teachings of his faith and only something cataclysmic could throw him off this course. In 1939, the 21-year-old Benzion was called up to the Romanian Army. Little did he know that he would not be a free man until 1945. To purchase tickets visit www.jccbuffalo.org.

You are invited to dip into Hummus! Gon Erez and Elisha Amiri will tell you all you need to know about the history of Hummus, the social meaning of its consumption and production in Israel, the shared culinary passion of this food by Jews and Arabs, and its representation of globalization and localization in Israel and the Arab world. This event includes Hummus tasting from local restaurants and a live demonstration of hummus making. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The JCC of Greater Buffalo and the leadership of Camp Centerland invite the community to a reception to share updates from the Gretchen S. Gross Labor of Love committee.  This gathering will be held on Monday, September 18th at the Gretchen S. Gross Omanut Building at Camp Centerland.  The building was named in honor of Gretchen by her husband Gordon Gross on the occasion of her 70th birthday.  The endowment supports both photography education and programming for children, as well as scholarships for children to attend Camp Centerland, ensuring funding for these programs will continue in perpetuity. We hope you can join us on September 18th for an exciting update as we look to the future.  Appetizers and refreshments will be served, tours of camp will be offered, and a showcase of work from the School of Digital Media and a video of highlights from the last year will be shown. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to Alexander Eadie, Director of Advancement for the JCC of Greater Buffalo, at aeadie@jccbuffalo.org or 716-929-6258.

This Fall marks the jubilee year of the Yom Kippur War, which erupted in October 1973. Join us and hear an inspiring story from an Israeli Navy Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), Nimrod Erez, who took part in the Battle of Marsa Talamat. As a young officer, Nimrod and his soldiers were caught in a firefight at an Egypt harbor. His courageous actions during the battle saved many lives, and he was awarded a citation from the IDF Chief of Staff. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER