History
When it originally opened in June 1926 at 20th and Dodge Streets in Downtown Omaha the JCC had a library, gymnasium, auditorium and Talmud Torah. The purpose of housing a wide variety of cultural, social, recreational, and other activities for the area's Jewish population. Jews from Germany, Poland, Russia and other Eastern European countries participated in a variety of Jewish cultural activities at the JCC; however, they did not celebrate their own national cultures, further attributing to cultural assimilation. In 1931 the JCC merged with the Omaha Welfare Federation and the Omaha Jewish Philanthropies, with the new name of The Jewish Community Center and Welfare Federation. The Jewish Community Forum featuring renowned guest speakers, the Jewish Youth Council dedicated to youth development and the Philanthropies Campaign, which has administered the collection of funds for numerous Jewish causes, were all located at the JCC.
The Center moved to West Omaha in 1973, influencing "a substantial amount of secondary real estate selections" as families and synagogues moved west.
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