About Us

JCC Front Entrance

The purpose of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque, Inc. is the following:

  1. To provide a place where all can connect with Jewish life;
  2. To perpetuate, strengthen and serve the Jewish community;
  3. To provide cultural, educational, social and recreational activities for the Jewish and general community.

Who We Are and What We Do

The Ronald Gardenswartz Jewish Community Center serves as a focal point for all those who seek a Jewish experience. The Center will provide a unique opportunity for individuals to come together to express, enhance and strengthen their Jewish identity and to participate in a variety of social, cultural, recreational and educational programs and services.

The Ronald Gardenswartz Jewish Community Center

  • Fosters Jewish identity
  • Builds and strengthens a sense of Jewish community
  • Reaches out to all Jews—intermarried, nonaffiliated, and affiliated
  • Contributes to Jewish Survival
  • Supports and enhances existing Jewish organizations, congregations and institutions.

The JCC is a place where

  • families and individuals are assured that their precious leisure or learning time will be well spent in a welcoming, Jewish environment
  • a state-of-the-art fitness and wellness facility provides the added bonus of a social experience
  • children and youth, teens and their families receive quality educational, cultural and social enrichment while learning what it means to be a part of the Jewish Community
  • active seniors pursue a wellness of both mind and body in a home away from home
  • anyone new to the community or new to the country will feel a sense of extended family when they walk through the door
  • this generation can build a future for generations to come