SAVE THE GJCC LIBRARY Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-gjcc-library.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 02:06 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition ms. Eva Watler [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9524338?utm_medium=rss Hi i have been a part of this community since birth. My family helped build this community and make it what is today.
I understand some of the board members are not jewish, so maybe there is a lack of understanding as to how important a library is at a jewish community center. We are the people of the book. we have survived this long because we know who we are and where we come from. this is our survival and thriving mechanism. the library is what makes this a jewish community center. thanks.

]]> Sat, 5 Feb 2011 11:40:00 UTC 9524338 Michael Doochin [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8929434?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:41:26 UTC 8929434 Dr and Mrs Fred and Martha Goldner [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8912868?utm_medium=rss We would appreciate an open discussion and information about the signifiance and consequences of the decision to close the library.

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:08:55 UTC 8912868 Ms. Cheryl Guyer [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8911752?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:36:16 UTC 8911752 Bradley Shuman [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8911146?utm_medium=rss No doubt resources are short, but if we cannot uphold the pillars of knowledge and learning with our deeds, then what's the point of having a Jewish Community Center? Why not just join the YMCA or a country club instead?

It's true that JCC's across the nation are dismantling their libraries. But this is just another step in the direction of taking the "Jewish" out of our Community Center.

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:41:49 UTC 8911146 REVA Heller [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8905424?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:02:25 UTC 8905424 Donna Eskind [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8903599?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:19:22 UTC 8903599 Dr Anonymous [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8903145?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:30:45 UTC 8903145 Mrs. Mary Jones [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8902942?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:11:55 UTC 8902942 Mrs. Lauren Shapiro [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8902355?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:13:38 UTC 8902355 Mrs. Fran Lenter [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8902231?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:03:00 UTC 8902231 Mrs. Jessica Viner [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8901975?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:42:49 UTC 8901975 mr michael miller [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8890578?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:17:26 UTC 8890578 ms cynthia safdie [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8890545?utm_medium=rss Books and learning are a part of who we are as Jews. A value not to be ignored or down-played. The JCC should have the library for those who want to learn whether fiction or non fiction or the many resources available. When you walk into a home & at first sight you see TV &video games,that says those are important but if you walk in & see Jewish books lining the walls, you see a Jewish life, what is truly important. What kind of home is our J? Can all Jews feel at home at our J?

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:12:19 UTC 8890545 Ms. La Quita Martin [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8890412?utm_medium=rss The history of Jews in this community will be lost if a resource is not available.

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:49:32 UTC 8890412 mr Anonymous [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8889574?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:42:25 UTC 8889574 Mr. Shaun Landa [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8888321?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:36:23 UTC 8888321 Claire Kahane [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8887020?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:48:31 UTC 8887020 <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8886974?utm_medium=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[Mr & Mrs Martin and Margot Nash, Nashville, TN, United States of America]]></description> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:36:45 UTC</pubDate> <quid isPermaLink="false">8886974</quid> </item> <item> <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8886379?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:23:23 UTC 8886379 Ms Elizabeth Nadler [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8884865?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:08:56 UTC 8884865 JAN LIFF [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8884501?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:00:37 UTC 8884501 friend of the library Norman Calway-Fagen [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8883976?utm_medium=rss The library serves many and could/should be promoted by the J as the available resource that it is with Open House days and other promos. Libraries make us smarter and we need the printed word in our lives; as in books.
Norman C-F

]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:23:42 UTC 8883976 Mr. Joe Zendlovitz [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8880910?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:12:59 UTC 8880910 Lewis Goldstein [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8879248?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:09:41 UTC 8879248 simon riss [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8879227?utm_medium=rss Libraries are precious.
They need care and nourishment and not replacement.

]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:05:23 UTC 8879227 Mrs Diane Cohn [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8877897?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:23:43 UTC 8877897 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8876432?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:12 UTC 8876432 Phyllis Helderman [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874826?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:58:18 UTC 8874826 Mrs Betty Lee Rosen [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874773?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:33:11 UTC 8874773 Roberta (Robin) Spinner Barnet [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874685?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:53:52 UTC 8874685 Mrs Leah Berman [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874625?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:30:18 UTC 8874625 jacqueline tepper [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874579?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:17:08 UTC 8874579 Rebecca millman [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874565?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:12:19 UTC 8874565 Rinah Hamburger [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874494?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:47:11 UTC 8874494 Susan Robinette [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874430?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:22:49 UTC 8874430 Mrs. Catherine Sperling [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874418?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:18:33 UTC 8874418 Elaine Kuhn [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8874105?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:44:50 UTC 8874105 Mrs. Barbara Rittenberg [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8873863?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:55:07 UTC 8873863 Mr. Jay Rittenberg [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8873860?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:54:33 UTC 8873860 Mrs Ruth Lebovitz [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8871636?utm_medium=rss As a former Jewish librarian, it sadden me to learn of your plans to eliminate a room which offers knowledge and aids in educating individuals. I hope you can find space in your building to accommodate your needs for all people involved. After all we are the people of The Book and learning has always been an important part of our lives.

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:27:12 UTC 8871636 Michael Levitt [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8870648?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:41:48 UTC 8870648 Allan Mandell [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8870569?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:29:46 UTC 8870569 Judith Mandell [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8870414?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:05:49 UTC 8870414 mr danny limor [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8868347?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:00:24 UTC 8868347 Louis Palet [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8867827?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:26:30 UTC 8867827 Reta Guttman [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8867239?utm_medium=rss The JCC should always have a library. It is essential to have a central place for our community to find articals of Jewish content and;/or information about Jewish communities. I am very disappointed that the JCC leadership is even considerating doing away with the library.

]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:33:02 UTC 8867239 Evelyn Koch [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8866395?utm_medium=rss As both a member of the Jewish community and as a teacher at Akiva School, I have used the resources of the JCC library for years. It would be so very unfortunate to lose this community resource.

]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:43:26 UTC 8866395 Alex Limor [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8866149?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:57:51 UTC 8866149 Anonymous [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8866025?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:38:22 UTC 8866025 Dr Bernie Tucker [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8864814?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:47:48 UTC 8864814 Mrs Gayle Tucker [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8864798?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:45:49 UTC 8864798 Dr. Diane Sasson [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8864525?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:03:55 UTC 8864525 Mr Eric Rosenfeld [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8864058?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:58:08 UTC 8864058 Mr. Frank Parker [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8863961?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:45:07 UTC 8863961 Mrs. Roberta Rappaport [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8863801?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:26:09 UTC 8863801 Mrs. Edria Ragosin [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8863382?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:22:54 UTC 8863382 Anonymous [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8863340?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:17:14 UTC 8863340 Mrs. Elaine Parker [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8862899?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:19:27 UTC 8862899 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8862630?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:36:21 UTC 8862630 Mr. Phil Roseman [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8862532?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:19:02 UTC 8862532 Mrs. Bobbie Limor [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8860122?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:55:38 UTC 8860122 Risha Arkovitz [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8860104?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:47:40 UTC 8860104 Ms. Ellen Vinocur Potash [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859691?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 07:20:11 UTC 8859691 sylvia weinberger [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859517?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 06:20:15 UTC 8859517 Ms Victoria Cohen-Crumpton [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859340?utm_medium=rss As organizer of the GJCC book club, I can tell you that some of our members look to the library as a constant source of books to read and ideas, I do believe that the pre-teens can conveniently use the Senior Lounge in the afternoons while waiting for their rides without detriment, but that the library and its books still present a great resource, particularly to those of us without adequate financial resources, of Judaism and Zionism etc.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 05:30:05 UTC 8859340 lynn barton [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859168?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 04:52:58 UTC 8859168 Bobbi Lipschutz [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859143?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 04:45:43 UTC 8859143 Mrs Lore Oppenheim [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8859065?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 04:29:15 UTC 8859065 Mrs Barbara Turner [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858909?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 04:03:05 UTC 8858909 Ms Jacqueline Jules [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858869?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 03:57:40 UTC 8858869 MS Marsha Jaffa [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858432?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:54:47 UTC 8858432 Moses Maxen [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858222?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:27:03 UTC 8858222 mrs elizabeth goff [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858127?utm_medium=rss Rearrangement space, but do NOT eliminate the library!!

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:11:09 UTC 8858127 Dee Doochin [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858080?utm_medium=rss This library is a great resource and service to the community! It needs to exist and grow, not disappear!

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:03:28 UTC 8858080 Joanna Brichetto [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858013?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:54:18 UTC 8858013 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8858004?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:52:57 UTC 8858004 Ms. Jennifer McCord [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857992?utm_medium=rss I so miss the J I joined 3 years ago. The community, smiling faces, the "easy" vibe in the halls, the JOY and happiness I always felt, all these things replaced by tension and folks on edge. A community replaced by a business. I feel like the J gained new leadership-and is now losing its heart and soul one "improvement" at a time. And I feel a bit of sadness every time I visit the J these days. For myself and for my child. I would not have joined the J had it felt then as it does now.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:51:06 UTC 8857992 Mrs. Rana Dragon [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857963?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:45:56 UTC 8857963 Mr. David Hirshberg [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857953?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:43:48 UTC 8857953 Anonymous [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857843?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:27:25 UTC 8857843 Ms Cynthia Cutler [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857807?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 01:21:27 UTC 8857807 Beth Ducklo [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857676?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:57:53 UTC 8857676 Ms Marci Levy [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857613?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:47:49 UTC 8857613 Ms Lenore Rosenblatt [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857506?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:31:00 UTC 8857506 Frederick Schaefer [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857470?utm_medium=rss The library is the prime source of Judaica for our community. It also support all of our synagogues libraries. Learning is an essential of our faith.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:24:06 UTC 8857470 David Roberts [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857466?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:23:35 UTC 8857466 Mr. David Levy [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857449?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:21:49 UTC 8857449 Aaron Brill [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857398?utm_medium=rss The library is more than square feet. It houses an important and in some cases unique collection. I strongly oppose closing it despite your planned usage for the space.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:14:29 UTC 8857398 R Rose [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857366?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:08:43 UTC 8857366 Joseph Levy [Signature #7] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857356?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:07:39 UTC 8857356 Mrs. Erica Kimball [Signature #6] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857248?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:50:25 UTC 8857248 Mrs. Denese Kassman [Signature #5] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857133?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:29:58 UTC 8857133 Helen Crowley [Signature #4] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8857015?utm_medium=rss As someone who has used the library many times of the years, I think it is important have this vital resource for our community. It is an added value to the JCC Preschool and encourages children to check out books and read. It is eaqually important for the elderly. Giving them a place to sit, relax and read a book, newpaper or magazine.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:10:04 UTC 8857015 Frances Cutler Hahn [Signature #3] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8856853?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:45:24 UTC 8856853 Mrs Cheryl Lane [Signature #2] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8856804?utm_medium=rss We cannot allow this to happen. A Jewish institution such as ours must have a working library for us to use.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:37:46 UTC 8856804 Jean Roseman [Signature #1] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8855189?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2010 06:18:49 UTC 8855189