Youth & Family

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Childhood Center
at the Mandell Jewish Community Center

Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone: (860) 231-6344
Website: www.mandelljcc.org

Contact:        Rhonda Wirth, Co-Director
                      rwirth@mandelljcc.org
                      Pamela Powell, Co-Director
                      ppowell@mandelljcc.org

The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center at the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford provides the opportunity for children in preschool and daycare, four-months to five-years old, to grow and develop in all areas of their lives – social, emotional, physical and intellectual.

Our goal is to provide a climate conducive to learning, in which children develop positive attitudes toward themselves, their peers and their environment. Each child is encouraged and challenged to explore his/her surroundings and to express ideas in an atmosphere that encourages creativity and accepts differences. Children are introduced to Jewish heritage through holidays, weekly Shabbat celebrations and traditions.

Part-time and full-time hours available. Jewish curriculum, summer preschool program, Campareenah, Vacation Program for three and four year olds. Satellite preschools in Glastonbury and Farmington Valley.

Camp Laurelwood

Camp Laurelwood

463 Summer Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443

Phone:            (203) 421-3736
Fax:                (203) 421-3570
Email:             info@laurelwood.org
Website:         www.laurelwood.org

Contact: Ruth Ann Ornstein, MSW, Executive Director

If your child has never experienced an exhilarating rope-climb, a solo kayak race, or Sabbath under the stars, it’s time to discover Camp Laurelwood in North Madison, Connecticut.

We are the only Jewish community overnight camp in Connecticut offering 2-,3-,4-, and 7-week sessions. Laurelwood campers ages 7 through 15 develop self-confidence, make lifelong friendships, master new skills and absorb Jewish values, while having extreme fun!

Camp Laurelwood offers a full slate of sports including archery, baseball, basketball, Ga-ga, mountain biking, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and more, recreational and instructional swimming and boating in two pools and a private lakefront, high- and low-ropes courses, nature, hiking, fishing and outdoor adventure. Other activities include arts and crafts, dance and drama, aerobics, computer room, Judaics and Israeli culture, kosher dining as well as special events and trips.

Jewish Family Services

Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone: (860) 236-1927
Fax: (860) 236-6483

Contact: Anne Danaher, Executive Director

Jewish Family Service, a non-sectarian licensed facility, is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is a member of the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Service Agencies. The agency is licensed as both an adoption and Foster Care facility and a mental health agency. Jewish Family Service is a beneficiary of the annual campaign of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and a member agency of the United Way of the Capital Area.

Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford is dedicated to providing social services and mental health programming in a manner that fosters the core values of its primary client group, the Greater Hartford Jewish Community.

All Jewish Family Service programs and services are available to the general community on a non-discriminatory basis.

Jewish Family Service is committed to the continuity of Jewish life and to its long tradition of serving its clients in accordance with the highest professional standards.

Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford

Mandell Jewish Community Center
of Greater Hartford

335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone: (860) 236-4571
Fax: (860) 233-0802

Contact: David Jacobs, Executive Director

Your Mandell JCC is a community of people of all ages, stages and beliefs who share laughter, learning, listening, and leading. Members are part of a "neighborhood" where minds grow more active, bodies grow stronger, and friendships grow exponentially.

On its main campus in West Hartford, you will find a range of fitness, recreation, education and cultural facilities including a new fitness center, a cultural center, a preschool, an aquatics center, a theater, a family room, an art gallery, a lecture hall and a physical therapy center. Off campus, the Mandell JCC includes two seasonal recreation/educational facilities – a waterfront summer camp in the woods and a suburban swim and tennis club.

The Mandell JCC is a Jewish community open to everyone regardless of faith, who value caring for and sharing with each other. It is a place that is warm and inclusive. It is a place to call your own.

Facilities

Mandell JCC Swim and Tennis Club

Mandell JCC |
The Swim & Tennis Club

4 Duncaster Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Contact: Sara Billings,
(860) 231-6331 (off-season)
(860) 243-0794 (in season)

The Swim and Tennis Club is the place for family fun in a relaxed, warm atmosphere which is conveniently located and brimming with activities for the whole family to share.

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