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The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan in Detroit (The J)
Since its establishment in 1926, The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit (The J) has played a central role in the physical, social, spiritual, and educational well-being of Metro Detroit’s Jewish and general communities. The J currently has a facility in West Bloomfield, which was built in the 1970s. A 2018 population study showed that more than half of the Jewish population (including a high percentage of young adults) are moving east toward greater Berkely, an area known as the Woodward Corridor, a 30–45-minute drive from The J’s West Bloomfield campus. Creating a new, flexible program facility in the heart of the Woodward Corridor would be an effective way to reach a larger segment of the community.
The J on Woodward (tentative name) will offer an array of free and fee-based social, recreational, and educational activities for individuals of all ages, including but not limited to arts, learning and recreational activities for families, children, teens, adults, and seniors. Programs will include prenatal education; book clubs; movie nights; literacy programs; parenting classes; music and comedy nights; grandparent meetups; events for youth and adults with special needs. Community members will have a casual place to catch up with friends, enjoy a quick bite, play a game of mahjong, or “just be.”
The J on Woodward will serve the Jewish and general communities of greater Berkley (Berkley, Ferndale, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Charter Township, Southfield, Pleasant Ridge, and Beverly Hills). In addition to a large Jewish population, the region is home to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus, as well as a diverse population of white, Black, Asian, native Hawaiian, and Hispanic/Latino individuals. Approximately 34.5% of Berkley-area residents overall are minorities. While the J continues to expand and diversify their programs, but their goals have remained the same since The J’s founding: to provide the finest programming, events, and services, and to guarantee that The J is a place of Jewish values where everyone is welcome regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, ability, or financial status.