RJCF -- Sderot Community Club

Sderot Community Club

Reports, articles, letters, photos about RJCF Sderot Community Club project


Activities at Boston-Sderot Community Center


Boston-Sderot
Community Center!
What have we done this year?
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My Year In Sderot
Yudit Bolotovsky Blog by Yudit Bolotovsky, RJCF Young Leadership Award Recipient, who made aliyah to Sderot, Israel to serve as the Boston-Sderot Community Center and Boston-Sderot Camp Director.

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Boston-Sderot Project in numbers
Boston-Sderot The RJCF Boston-Sderot Project's long term goal is to support the Israeli City of Sderot and provide meaningful experience for American Youth to experience Jewish peoplehood and Israel by supporting a besieged community. It consists of two programs: Summer Camp and Community Center. We prepared information about these projects.
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Six Letters from Sderot during the Gaza War of Summer 2014
Letter from Natasha Returning home, July 20, 2014 Boys who protect us, July 24, 2014 The first summer without Camp, August 1, 2014 Jewish Secret Weapon, August 14, 2014 How I Spent My Summer, Aug 31, 2014 Letter from Sderot, Feb 18, 2014
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Math Program in Sderot Community Club
The Mathematics Program in the Sderot Community Club, under the leadership of Irina Khavinson of the Russian School of Mathematics, has grown. There are now four math groups.
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Ceramics Program in Sderot Community Club
One of the exciting new programs, which is up and running in the Sderot Community Club, is the Ceramics Program devised and run under the leadership of a Boston ceramics artist, [url=http://www.jrtelegraph.com/2009/06/sasha-raiz-at-the-art-in-the-park-festival-in-decordova-museum.html]Sasha Raiz[/url]. The ceramics process for making, a vase, for example, involves making the vase, drying it, and then putting it through the first firing, called the bisque firing. Then one glazes their vase, and it is put through the second firing, called the glaze firing. The object is ready after the glaze firing.
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Grand Opening of Sderot Community Club
The Jewish community of Boston has been active in supporting children of Sderot for a number of years. Last year, the RJCF decided to enlarge our programs to include adults. The programs are designed to help adults cope with stress, depression, loneliness, and to provide a means for enlightening entertainment and personal growth. The Sderot Community Club is a joint venture project of the RJCF, and Israeli partner, Aid for Residents of Sderot and Gaza Region, and the municipality of Sderot. In just one year we have made an important journey; from dream to reality. We are happy to report that the Sderot Community Club opened its doors on October 13, 2009.
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