Reflections on the Field of Jewish Community Centers

Publication Date: January 1986

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): George A. Korobkin

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Volunteerism; Informal Jewish Education

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In essence we have many technical and educational cells functioning within our field that we never had before. We are going to have to learn how to integrate them, accept them, train them, and bring these people into a whole, rather than multiple small satellites. We are going to have to learn ways of keeping up and keeping ahead in the areas of social sciences, education, business, and the electronic technologies. We have got to give attention to the non-career people and their training, but even more attention and more dollars to preserve the career-oriented workers in our field. Lastly, we have to give some attention to an area that has been the exclusive focus of laymen—the development of volunteer leadership.