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August 13, 2015Town of Niskayuna to Honor Schenectady Jewish Community Center’s Youth Emissaries
The Town of Niskayuna will be honoring two Youth Emissaries from Israel at its next Town Board Meeting on Thursday, August 13 at 7 p.m. The emissaries are currently working at the Schenectady JCC’s Summer Camp. One of the Emissary’s is from the “Eshkol Region” of Israel, which is twinned with the Capital Region through the Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY.
The two Israeli Youth Emissaries are Ms. Shahar Bar –Meir, 23 years old and Mr. Tomer Aldubi, 22 years old,. Shahar Bar-Meir lives on a collective community, Kibbutz Ze’elim, in the Eshkol Region of Israel. Tomer Albudi is from the city of Ramat Gan, in the greater Tel Aviv area.
“We would like to welcome the two emissaries to the Town of Niskayuna, and hope that their stay in our Town is rewarding and memorable,” stated Town Supervisor, Joe Landry. “We also would like to thank the host families, Mark Weintraub, and all the staff at the Jewish Community Center for sponsoring and participating in the Emissary Program,” continued Supervisor Landry.
During their stay they have been hosted by Niskayuna families whom have been invited to the ceremony and plan to be in attendance.
The short ceremony will be followed by a light reception at Town Hall.
About the Schenectady JCC’s Israeli Emissary Program
The Schenectady JCC’s Israeli Youth Emissary Program was established over 20 years ago. The emissaries are recruited through a highly competitive process, where thousands of Israeli youth compete for the opportunity to represent their country by working at JCC summer camps throughout the United States. These young Israeli ambassadors contribute immensely to the fabric of the JCC camp program; including an insight into what life in Israel is truly like. The emissaries live with host families in Niskayuna, and experience life in Niskayuna first hand.
About the Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC)
Originally founded in 1921 in downtown Schenectady the SJCC is located in a 55,000 sq. foot facility on 2565 Balltown Road in Niskayuna. The William and Estelle Golub Family Pool and Tennis Club on the JCC’s 25-acre campus includes an Olympic-size outdoor pool, playgrounds, basketball courts, an amphitheater, cafe, baseball fields and tennis courts.
The JCC presently serves over 3,000 members. In 2015, The JCC was recently ranked #1 Child Care Center by the Albany Business Review for the third straight year. On a typical day the JCC serves over 390 children in child care. JCC is the largest Silver Sneakers provider in Schenectady County. The JCC offers over 75 group exercise classes per week, a state of the art fitness center and newly renovated indoor pool.
