An association of synagogues and other religious, education, fraternal and community organizations, the Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC) covers Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hillcrest, Holliswood, Hollis Hills, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, Oakland Gardens and Queens Village (north).
A beneficiary of UJA-Federation, the NEQJCC works closely with the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty ("Met Council"), Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation ("Parker"), Queens Hadassah and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York ("JCRC").
NEQJCC projects include maintaining a community calendar, neighborhood development, Jewish continuity including Shalom Bayit/Healthy Marriage, Lay Leadership, social action, promoting involvement and volunteer opportunities, fostering intergroup understanding and building a multi-cultural coalition. The Council combats anti-Semitism and discrimination, sponsors forums with major public figures, Jewish cultural events, open discussions with local Rabbis and represents community concerns. Its newest program, the Harmony Initiative or “Hi” represents a collaboration funded by the City Council including the Office of the Queens District Attorney, the City Commission on Human Rights and the Northeast Queens Branch-NAACP. Find more information about council programs, events, activities and advocacy, including photos, in our Statements link at left.
As part of its Neighborhood Development efforts, the Council helped form the NORC-WOW, a pilot program to serve seniors in one and two family homes. The Council publishes a (four-fold, 8.5 by 14-inch) brochure, You Can Have It All, touting life in northeast Queens communities, also available through its website.
Annual programs include its Installation of Officers and Awards Reception (See the 2009 invite and the 2009 program journal) sponsored by each fall by Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, the lighting of the largest Chanukah Menorah in Queens, Harmony initiative Pre-Passover and Fall Food Drives sponsored by Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation and Met Council, a Purim Carnival, at the Samuel Field Y and participation in the annual Salute to Israel parade.
Each Spring, the Council holds its Annual Legislative Forum, co-sponsored by Parker, Met Council, JCRC and Queens Region-Hadassah, at the Samuel Field Y. In 2002 and 2004, the Council, together with Queens Hadassah and the Consulate of Israel, hosted the Ben Yeduda Street Comes to Bayside, an Israeli Gifts Fair, which attracted thousands of visitors who purchased direct from Israeli merchants and listened to Israeli entertainers. In celebration of Israel's 60th, Hadassah and NEQJCC organized a 2008 Ben Yeduda fair and concert.
Contact NEQJCC by writing to:
Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council
58-20 Little Neck Parkway
Little Neck, NY 11362or calling (718) 225-6750
or via facsimile (718) 423-8276
or via email info@northeastqueensjewish.org
Next Meeting (for NEQJCC Delegates, Rabbis, Presidents):
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 26 Iyar 5770
8:00 p.m.
(Regular Meeting; Elect Officers, set calendar)
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