Jewish Community Center
| Predecessor | Hebrew Young Men's Literary Association, Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA), Jewish Welfare Board |
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| Founded | 1854 |
| Founder | Dr. Aaron Friedenwald |
| Founded at | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | JCC Association leads and connects the JCC Movement, advancing and enriching North American Jewish life. |
| Headquarters | 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′13″N 73°59′31″W / 40.753591°N 73.991950°W |
Region | North America |
| Jennifer Mamlet | |
| Subsidiaries | The Florence G Heller JCC Association Research Center Inc 501(c)(3) |
| Website | www |
A Jewish Community Center or a Jewish Community Centre (JCC) is a general recreational, social, and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities. JCCs promote Jewish culture and heritage through holiday celebrations, Israel-related programming, and other Jewish education. However, they are open to everyone in the community.
JCC Association of North America is the continental umbrella organization for the Jewish Community Center movement, which includes more than 170 JCCs, YM–YWHAs, and camp sites in the U.S. and Canada.