JCC Funding

[MaxwellSt <MaxwellSt...>]

Yes, after seven years of sponsoring the Annual Midwest Klezmer and Yiddish 
Music Institute, the Kaplan JCC (Skokie) is pulling out.  They feel they 
can't justify any cultural programming that cannot pay for itself.  (I even 
worked out a proposal that almost paid for everything, including Illinois 
Arts grant money which was promised).  It looks like other arts organizations 
are going to have to take over the job of preserving Yiddish culture!

Shabbat Shalom,
Lori in Chicago

In a message dated 2/8/2002 10:34:11 AM Central Standard Time, 
Willadance (at) aol(dot)com writes:


> From your mouth to the JCC's ears.  The organizations that profess to 
> represent the Jewish communities and look out for our interests think we 
> are only interested in exercise equipment and boys basketball.  There's 
> supposedly money in this. 
> Jewish programming?  Supposedly no money in this. 
> 
> Because of lack of interest on the part of the JCC's and synagogues and 
> Jewish Day schools to sponsor Israeli and Jewish recreational dance at 
> their facilities, there are few dancers around with which to form these 
> troupes.  And nobody will pay the organizer, leader, choreographer. 
>