Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta

100 years ago, Jews with vastly fewer resources than are available today built a Jewish community center in Atlanta. They came to Atlanta with little more than their passion for a better life and with their hands and their hearts, they built a safe, secure and vibrant community center for their families and for all of the Jewish Atlanta families who followed. Today, Jews all over metropolitan Atlanta enjoy the fruits of their labors at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

For 100 years, the MJCCA has taught children, cared for the frail, embraced individuals with special needs, enthused teens and young adults, provided cultural opportunities, nourished bodies and souls and provided the meaningful and caring connections that make us a community. For 100 years, the MJCCA has turned everyday minutes into Jewish moments that are remembered for a lifetime.

We have earned our reputation for innovation, quality and effectiveness in a diverse range of programs that bring out the best in people and connect them to Jewish life. We provide energizing, creative and educational Jewish identity building programs for all ages that will attract people to Judaism, the MJCCA and organized Jewish life. We provide scholarships to those in need, kind and empathetic care to fragile community members and services to those with disabilities to ensure that every member of the community can benefit from our programs. We impact the lives of more than 50,000 people a year – more than any other local Jewish agency – by providing the best in contemporary programs and experiences that enhance Jewish continuity and Jewish identity in order to perpetuate Jewish values.

The MJCCA has given the Atlanta Jewish community a place to gather and connect for 100 years and now the MJCCA looks to the community to give back to us by growing our endowment.

Endowment funds will:

• alleviate the burdens of burgeoning operating costs
• provide for continuous growth and capital improvements
• generate greatly needed scholarship dollars
• allow for creative innovation of new programs and services
• ease the dependence on grants and annual giving
• lessen the reliance on membership dues
• provide reserve funds for the next 100 years

Offering groundbreaking and inventive programs that connect the Jewish community and strengthen Jewish identity makes a difference to individuals, to our community and to our world. This is what the MJCCA strives to achieve and we will only be successful because of the support of the community who have been touched by our work. By growing our endowment funds, the MJCCA will solidify its position as the cornerstone of the Atlanta Jewish community for the next 100 years.

Create a Jewish Legacy is an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta to build a strong, vibrant community, now and in the future with bequests for permanent endowments. It promotes the message that all of us, regardless of age, wealth, or affiliation, have the ability to make a difference for future Jewish generations. As the central umbrella organization for Jewish Atlanta, it makes sense for Federation to lead this program on behalf of the entire community.
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