Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Youth Programs
Benderson Family Building, Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 N Forest Rd, Getzville, NY 14068
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Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Youth Programs include sports activities such as pickleball and basketball. The program takes place in facilities that offer an indoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo states that its core mission is to be the town square for building and strengthening the Jewish and Western New York communities by providing recreational, educational, cultural, and social programs and services consistent with Jewish values. Its programs are open and available to the entire community and are inclusive of people of many religions and cultures. The organization notes that its work is driven by Jewish values of kindness, respect, and communal responsibility.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo offers a NAEYC-accredited preschool, summer day camp at Camp Centerland in Getzville on land adjacent to the JCC behind the Weinberg Campus, after-school care, youth enrichment, sports and recreation, adult programs, programming for senior adults, and more than 100 group fitness classes each week. It also runs cultural arts events including the Jewish Repertory Theatre, the Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Book Fair, Israel programs and events, art exhibits and classes, and music lessons and concerts. Corporate and community partners listed by the organization include Mesnekoff Funeral Home, Amherst Memorial Chapel, Buffalo Jewish Federation, Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies, Jeff Moyer GBB, Jewish Family Services, Kenny Carpets, Lawley Insurance, M&T Bank, The Law Offices of Lisa J Allen, The Small Firm, L&M, Leon Komm & Son Monument Company, Netrio, Temple Beth Zion, and The Copy Store.
According to its history, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo grew out of a movement started in 1891 by the Sisterhood of Zion. A new “Zion House” was purchased in 1896 at 456 Jefferson Avenue, and the Jewish Community Building at 406 Jefferson thrived through 1943. The YM and YWHA began in 1907 as the Jewish Young Men’s Association, and a facility at 277 Linwood Avenue was purchased in 1937. A New Year’s Day fire in 1945 destroyed that building, and in 1948 a new state-of-the-art building was built at 787 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. In 1972 a second building was built on North Forest Road in Getzville. Camp Centerland was established in Elma in 1954, and Camp Lakeland relocated to Franklinville in 1974 and became part of the JCC. Both buildings were substantially renovated over a five-year period ending in 2012, and Camp Centerland was moved to Getzville in 2013 on land adjacent to the JCC, behind the Weinberg Campus. By 2013, more than 1,000 people passed through the doors daily at each facility following an almost doubling of membership. A coordinating committee organized by the Jewish Federation previously surveyed the needs for a new Jewish Community Building in Buffalo, and the organization notes that changing demographics have led the JCC to be inclusive of people of many religions and cultures.
Last updated February 7, 2026.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo states that its core mission is to be the town square for building and strengthening the Jewish and Western New York communities by providing recreational, educational, cultural, and social programs and services consistent with Jewish values. Its programs are open and available to the entire community and are inclusive of people of many religions and cultures. The organization notes that its work is driven by Jewish values of kindness, respect, and communal responsibility.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo offers a NAEYC-accredited preschool, summer day camp at Camp Centerland in Getzville on land adjacent to the JCC behind the Weinberg Campus, after-school care, youth enrichment, sports and recreation, adult programs, programming for senior adults, and more than 100 group fitness classes each week. It also runs cultural arts events including the Jewish Repertory Theatre, the Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Book Fair, Israel programs and events, art exhibits and classes, and music lessons and concerts. Corporate and community partners listed by the organization include Mesnekoff Funeral Home, Amherst Memorial Chapel, Buffalo Jewish Federation, Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies, Jeff Moyer GBB, Jewish Family Services, Kenny Carpets, Lawley Insurance, M&T Bank, The Law Offices of Lisa J Allen, The Small Firm, L&M, Leon Komm & Son Monument Company, Netrio, Temple Beth Zion, and The Copy Store.
According to its history, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo grew out of a movement started in 1891 by the Sisterhood of Zion. A new “Zion House” was purchased in 1896 at 456 Jefferson Avenue, and the Jewish Community Building at 406 Jefferson thrived through 1943. The YM and YWHA began in 1907 as the Jewish Young Men’s Association, and a facility at 277 Linwood Avenue was purchased in 1937. A New Year’s Day fire in 1945 destroyed that building, and in 1948 a new state-of-the-art building was built at 787 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. In 1972 a second building was built on North Forest Road in Getzville. Camp Centerland was established in Elma in 1954, and Camp Lakeland relocated to Franklinville in 1974 and became part of the JCC. Both buildings were substantially renovated over a five-year period ending in 2012, and Camp Centerland was moved to Getzville in 2013 on land adjacent to the JCC, behind the Weinberg Campus. By 2013, more than 1,000 people passed through the doors daily at each facility following an almost doubling of membership. A coordinating committee organized by the Jewish Federation previously surveyed the needs for a new Jewish Community Building in Buffalo, and the organization notes that changing demographics have led the JCC to be inclusive of people of many religions and cultures.
Last updated February 7, 2026.
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