About Us
Thank you for voting us Best Health Club & Best Pool in Marin... for the second year in a row!
Nestled into the rolling green hills of central Marin County, just north
of San Francisco, the Osher Marin JCC's beautiful 11-acre campus encompasses
a thriving and diverse world of culture, education and physical well-being.
Every member of your family will find a comfortable niche among our
modern, carefully maintained facilities, which include an award-winning
fitness club, a library, a 300-seat theater, early childhood center,
youth and adult areas, a gallery, and much more.
More than a fitness center, learning hub, or any one of its many component
parts, the Osher Marin JCC is a place where people can enhance their
lives through various activities that reflect the unique values of Jewish
history and culture. The entire community is warmly invited to take
advantage of our award-winning exercise facilities, stimulating educational
programs, family-friendly recreational options, world-class performing
arts series and so much more. Regardless of your age, background and
interests, you truly do belong here.
Program Overview
The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center offers outstanding programming
in a wide variety of areas, including:
- award-winning Fitness & Aquatics complex
- preschool & Childcare for 12 months to 5 years old and parent participation
programs
- youth & Family Services, including day camps and teen activities
- classes and workshops for all ages
- excursions, clubs, lectures, and exhibits for adults and seniors
- Jewish cultural events and holiday celebrations
- performing Arts venue for the North Bay
Our History & Campus
The idea for a multipurpose Jewish center began in 1946 when a small
group of Jews living in Marin first gathered to form a Jewish Community
Center. The group was inspired by a rabbi's moving presentation of a
Torah discovered during World War II in Czechoslovakia in an abandoned
building about to be demolished. Declared the rabbi, "I have come half-way
around the world to bring this Torah from a Jewish community that died
to a Jewish community that is about to be born."
In 1947, local leadership incorporated the Marin Jewish Community Center
and began operating in a house at Mission and Forbes Street in San Rafael.
By the early 1960's, the JCC had outgrown its facility, resulting in
the creation of a new home for the JCC in 1967 at 200 North San Pedro
Road. The Center's existing programs took up residence here and the
facility included a pool. Membership increased to 400 families. This
number would triple by 1980.
Thus began a partnership of the Osher Marin JCC, Congregation Rodef
Sholom and Brandeis-Hillel Day School with the help of the Jewish Community
Federation to formulate plans for a Marin Jewish Community Campus, one
of the first of its kind in North America. Following months of research,
design, and a major fundraising campaign, the project broke ground in
1988. In the winter of 1990, the new 87,000 square foot Jewish campus
opened. Today the Center has over 7,000 members and has over 2,000 people
coming through our doors everyday.
Become a Volunteer
The dedication of our committed volunteers has helped shape the Osher
Marin Jewish Community Center into what we are today. We encourage volunteering
in many different areas of our programming, and have opportunities in
many areas, including Adults & Seniors, Early Childhood Education,
Fitness & Aquatics, Jewish Education Programs, CenterStage/Performing
Arts, Teens, Day Camps & Family programs, Fundraising, Administrative,
and more.
Volunteering is also a great way to become more involved in the JCC
community! For more information, please call 415.444.8000, or e-mail
info@marinjcc.org.
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