Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) is the Jewish Community Center for San Francisco, California.
History
San Francisco's Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) was formed in 1877, and the city’s Young Women’s Hebrew Association (YWHA) was formed in 1914. The two organizations combined in 1924. In 1933, the YM-YWHA became the city’s Jewish Community Center (JCC). In 1960, San Francisco’s JCC joined the United Jewish Community Centers (UJCC) of San Francisco, Marin County, and the Peninsula. Since its founding, the city’s JCC has helped immigrants adjust to their new surroundings and assimilate. In addition, it has provided resources for individuals and families to express themselves culturally and physically, and it has changed its activities, directions, and locations to help meet the needs of the community. The JCC has also sponsored many activities for those people who are serving in the military during wartime and many holiday observances.
The Judah L. Magnes Museum's Western Jewish History Center, located in Berkeley, California, has a large collection of original records, correspondence, reports, memorandums, and photographs that document the history of San Francisco's Jewish Community Center, from its very beginning to the present day.