WHEREAS, The eleven Jewish community centers serve more than
50,000 Pennsylvanians of all denominations each year; and
WHEREAS, Jewish community centers continue to foster the same
growth and advancement of its members as it did more than 110
years ago by offering arts and culture, English as a second
language, preschool, summer camps, sports and athletics,
programming for older adults and many other programs for all
ages, backgrounds and interests; and
WHEREAS, The year 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the
founding of the Harrisburg Jewish Community Center; and
WHEREAS, In the 1840s, Jewish immigrants from Germany and
England settled in central Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The Jewish settlers regularly met for Sabbath under
the leadership of Lazarus Bernhard starting in 1853; and
WHEREAS, In 1915, the Harrisburg Jewish Community Center,
then known as the Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Association,
was founded by Leon Lowengard; and
WHEREAS, The center has been located in the same building
since 1956; and
WHEREAS, The Harrisburg Jewish Community Center and the
Jewish community centers across this Commonwealth provide a
central location that promotes unity within the community, as
well as the values of Jewish life, and serves as a cultural,
financial and physical support system for their organizations
and for their members; and
WHEREAS, The 100th anniversary celebration of the Harrisburg
Jewish Community Center will take place all year with a
celebratory event each month; and
WHEREAS, The celebration will conclude with the Big Night
event on Saturday, December 5, 2015; therefore be it
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