New Jew breaks ground

By Ryan Torok
Published on November 15, 2012

Months after the former JCC at Milken closed its doors at the Bernard Milken Campus in West Hills, officials representing the property’s new owners — New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) — organized a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new campus.

What will happen when the JCC at Milken closes?

By Ryan E. Smith
Published on June 27, 2012

Jacques Hay knows that the end isn’t always the end. When he learned that the JCC at Milken in West Hills will close on June 30 to become the home of New Community Jewish High School, he could have despaired. After all, Camp Chesed, the summer camp for Jewish children with special needs that he founded, had operated out of the location for 16 years.

Milken JCC to close in June

By JewishJournal
Published on February 3, 2012

The JCC at Milken in West Hills announced this week that it will shut its doors permanently as of June 30. The 42-year-old center will also close its Early Childhood Center, which has 80 preschoolers, on June 15.

NCJHS to move to larger, permanent West Hills campus

By Rachel Heller
Published on January 5, 2011

“We now have a ‘makom’ — a sacred space in which to house our values,” said Bruce Powell, head of school at New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS), shortly after the deal was announced that NCJHS may have finally found a permanent home — at the site of its first home.

Phoenix Rises - Milken JCC Readies for Big Splash

By Tom Tugend
Published on March 25, 2009

Milken JCC bustling despite pool uncertainty

By Jane Ulman
Published on September 13, 2007

It's a typical bustling weekday at this Jewish center in West Hills, and it's a sharp contrast to the situation only a few months ago when the center was facing a deficit of $250,000, an uncertain future and a loss of nearly one-third of its members, following the abrupt closure of the pool on April 25 by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Milken JCC board rejects Federation offer

By Jane Ulman
Published on June 14, 2007

Up to now, the New JCC at Milken has avoided closure and selling off its property, the fate of many former Los Angeles JCCs, because of its unique history.

Westside Renewal

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 17, 2001

Believe in the Exodus story or not, believe in the Oslo peace process or not, but you have to believe in Jewish Community Centers.

Making It Happen

By Michael Aushenker
Published on December 16, 1999

It has a gym. It has a teen center. And with Sunday's well-covered dedication, the new $4.5 million state-of-the-art Ferne Milken Youth & Sports Complex -- an addition to the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills -- now has a lot of visibility.