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The CJC is always buzzing with activity! Join us for one of our many events and discover countless ways to connect with the community. Click below to experience learning, arts, and culture.
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Exploring the Jewish Experience
Curious minds belong here.
At the Center for Jewish Culture, we gather to learn, question, and connect. Hear from thought leaders, dive into history, try something new in the kitchen, or explore big ideas with others in your community.
This is Ahavat Limud, a love of learning, in action. And everyone is welcome!
Exploring the Jewish Experience
This is where creativity and culture meet.
The Gotthelf Art Gallery features artists from San Diego and around the world, sharing work that reflects Jewish stories, traditions, and ideas. Every exhibit brings a new perspective and a new way to connect.
Whether you are an art lover or just curious, there is always something here to discover. Take your time. Look closer. Let it speak to you.
JCompany Youth Theatre
This is where young voices take the stage.
JCompany Youth Theatre gives kids and teens the chance to grow as performers and as people. Through acting, singing, and dancing, they build confidence, creativity, and a strong sense of belonging.
It is not just about the spotlight. It is about finding your voice and supporting each other along the way.
Film Festival (SDIJFF)
This is more than a film festival. It is a shared experience.
Each year, our community comes together to watch, reflect, and talk about stories that matter. Stories of identity, history, resilience, and joy.
You will leave with more than a favorite film. You will leave with something to think about and someone to talk to.
Our Mission
The mission of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture is to offer an array of entertaining and enriching cultural, educational and artistic programming which brings the community together to connect with Jewish heritage, identity, experiences and values. The CJC is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for San Diego’s entire community.
Where Culture Lives and Grows
Jewish culture is always evolving. It grows through learning, questioning, and coming together.
As an underwriter, you help create programs that invite our community into that process, through history, ideas, and shared experience. You are helping keep that conversation alive.
That is L’dor V’dor, from generation to generation.
About CJC
The CJC offers a wide variety of programs that explore cultural identities and perspectives, promote cross cultural understanding, foster ideas of cultural appreciation and respect, and highlight human themes of family, tolerance, compassion and hope. Approximately 40,000 tickets are sold or provided annually to residents, visitors, and students for San Diego Center for Jewish Culture events.
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