Building Campaign Blog

The Rohr Jewish Center at Pratt Institute

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Building Appeal

Almost every school in North America has a space for Jewish student life. We believe Downtown Brooklyn should not be different.

Sending young people off to college is one of the most difficult things. Four years away from home will be both challenging and rewarding causing changes, ideally for the better, but there are no guarantees.
The Downtown Brooklyn Jewish student foundation has been meeting the religious, educational, social and pastoral needs of Jewish students. Thousands of lives have been touched within a vibrant, inclusive community in which everybody is unequivocally accepted and embraced.

Yet, we are simply maxed out! Becoming a victim of our own success. Of course a living room is not a substitute for a purpose-built center.

At present we can no longer accommodate the growing number of students who seek to avail themselves of the ever-growing roster of activities and services. In an age when assimilation and apathy are rampant, we dare not stand by as students are turned away. Read more