Jewish Community Center of Bayonne

The JCC of Bayonne is a wonderful place for activities for children, adults, and seniors. They have a wide variety of programs, which include a full nursery/​preschool from 2.5 yrs-​Kindergarten; afterschool program from K-​8^th Grade; summer camp for all ages; special classes including art, flag football, drama, soccer, etc. They also have a free kid/​family movie once a month on Satrudays for members. Their pool is great & they offer swimming lessons, as well as free swim on the weekends.
The JCC is open to the entire community, 7 days/​week, and they welcome individuals & families of all religions, races, and nationalities. Check out this great place!

Love this place! Great programs for families-​always something new happening and it’s definitely worth being a member for lowered program prices and free gym access!

To ALL parents, stay far away from this place. The teachers and teachers assistants in the actual classrooms are lovable, caring and easy to speak with. However upper management including directors and finance directors are crooks and the place itself extremely overpriced for a run down and dated facility. Upper management (women in the office) are rude, uneducated and extremely unreasonable, They are all about the money and not there for the benefit of the children/​parents, Not to mention the facility needs some updating, dingy dirty walls, hallways and bathrooms. This place should be a state of the art facility based on how they rob the parents.
I am very unhappy with this place and extremely appalled by Sophie’s (Finance director) treatment towards me, a single mother of 2 when I expressed a cancellation of a summer camp application. Yes I understand policy, yes I understand protocol, however that does not give you the right to yell at a LOYAL, PAYING PARENT. It was unacceptable and I urge all parents to look else where. Do not deal with these money hungry, extremely unreasonable, uneducated, rude ladies.

I was a camper here for many years in my adolescence. Needless to say, the administration here has changed. The head of the Center is Dr. Ellen Goldberg, who is a controlling, unfriendly, condescending cheapskate. Today I went for the annual Tricky Tray fundraiser and Dr. Goldberg raised HELL because I helped myself to some cheap pasta and salad before everyone else did. I refused to leave until she returned my $ 25 entrance fee. No wonder the JCC is financially strapped. Who wants to donate money to an uncharitable charity?

Love, love love… all of the teachers and staff are wonderful!