Arnstein Jewish Community Center

About

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Story

The KJA is a single organization that operates the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, including a preschool, pool and day camp programs, and serves as Knoxville’s affiliate of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) In a creative move 15 years ago, as one of the country’s smallest, organized Jewish populations, the Knoxville Jewish community merged its non-religious organizations to improve efficiencies and communication. It shares funds, staff, a board of directors, volunteers and is housed in the AJCC.

Mission

The mission of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance (KJA) is to serve the Jewish people locally, in Israel, and throughout the world. Through coordinated fundraising, community-wide programming, social services, educational, and other activities, the KJA seeks to:

A. Build community;
B. Provide assistance for those in need;
C. Promote Jewish culture and identity;
D. Develop effective Jewish leaders;
E. Enhance community relations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally;
F. Operate and maintain the Arnstein Jewish Community Center (AJCC).

Products

Arnstein Jewish Community Center
KJA Archives
AJCC Preschool
Milton Collins Day Camp
Camp K'Ton ton
Summer pool and tennis memberships
Friendshippers Senior Adult program
Jewish Family Services
P2K-Partnership 2000 with Hadera-Eiron, Israel
Community Relations and Race Relations
Ha'Kol Community newspaper
Teen and youth programs
Youth Philanthropy
Knoxville Jewish Community Family of Funds
Support of world-wide Jewish community through the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)