We are excited to publicly announce that more J is on the way. In early 2019, JCC leadership and a dedicated Campaign Cabinet launched a quiet phase of the Our Community. Our Future. Capital Campaign to invest $6.5 million in much-needed facility updates and improvements to meet the growing needs of our local community. We are grateful for all those who have supported the campaign thus far and hope you will consider a gift to help us reach our goal.
For more than 100 years, the Gordon Jewish Community Center has been the center of Jewish life for generations of families across the Nashville area, continually evolving alongside members' needs to play a vital role as a gathering place for Nashville’s Jewish community. The J is a vibrant space where people of all denominations and synagogue affiliations are welcome, a home away from home for our diverse members and a place to become part of a larger community.
“It's the community we've found here. It's where we feel at home.”
– Sara Melamed
Looking ahead, our membership and engagement are expected to grow substantially over the next two decades as the Nashville population reaches 2 million. To attract and retain current and future families and to ensure we continue to be a premier destination for the community, we need to invest in our facility so that it is fresh, welcoming and relevant.
While we plan to refresh every area over the next five years, we are pleased to unveil our plans for
- A new Camp Lodge and Art Center
- Renovated Locker Rooms with separate Family Changing Rooms
- A new Mind Body Studio featuring Pilates, Yoga and Tai chi
- And much more
“As a teenager, the J became a second home for me… As an adult, it continued to be a second home... Now that I am 80 years old, it remains an extension of my home.”
– Frank Boehm
“I wish for the JCC to keep getting bigger and growing its membership so others can experience what my family and I have been privileged to experience
throughout the years.”
– Leeron Resnick
Campaign Co-Chairs
Billy Eskind
Frank Gordon
Howard Safer
Campaign Cabinet Leadership
Gil Fox III
Scott Ghertner
Cindee Gold
Robert Gordon
Raymond Jacobs
Howard Kirshner
Bernard Pargh
Campaign Cabinet Members
| Joel Abramson Frank Boehm Jeremy and Jamie Brook Beth Easter Dan Eisenstein Lori Fishel Julie Galbierz Amy Goldstein John Hassenfeld |
Mindy Hirt Kim Lapidus Dan and Sara Melamed Laurel Orley Franklin and Lana Pargh Alan Perlman Stephen Riven Kelly Unger Afshin Yazdian |