My Visions of JDCC’s Future
15 years old
11th grade at Poly High School
JDCC headquarters is presently in Los Angeles, California and was formed by the sole effort of Sharon Soudakoff five years ago. Five years later, JDCC is rapidly growing and has turned into one of the preferred Deaf-Jewish centers in the Greater Los Angeles area.
In only five years, JDCC has successfully managed to set up services, seminars, and parties for the Deaf-Jewish community as well as national ties with its newsletter. What will JDCC look like twenty-eight years from now in the year 2025?
It is fun predicting what the future will be like. In 2025, I would imagine that space cars and video phones would be a commonality, and Mars would be a popular resort get away rivaling Hawaii in status.
Despite geologists predictions, Southern California will manage to stay attached to the rest of the United States thanks to the help of large scale land retrofitting. So, if Southern California managed to survive the changes, will JDCC? My prediction is yes, in fact I have a very precise vision of what JDCC will be like in 2025.
JDCC will be the nation’s premiere Deaf-Jewish organization. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, the permanent Jewish Deaf Community Center will stand complete with synagogue, social hall, and school facilities. Not only will the tradition of services, seminars, and parties continue, JDCC’s newsletter will be on a bi-weekly circulation schedule due to the tremendous amount of activities. The Hebrew School program would be renowned with a special program for teenage and adult b’nai mitzvahs. Sisterhood and B’nai Brith would swell with membership, and JDCC will have used their large government grant to buy out Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu Hills and change it to Camp Sharon Soudakoff in honor of the founder of JDCC. This camp would host Deaf-Jewish children for the summer as well as family camps and weekend retreats during the remainder of the year. Los Angeles would not be the only JDCC location. JDCC would have centers set up around the world with direct continuous large screen videophone hookup so that Deaf-Jewish people around the world can “attend” services at JDCC.
The expansion of JDCC is important, but even more important is the improvement of Deaf-Jewish unity. Deaf-Jews share a common bond and that needs to be highlighted. JDCC should be a place where Deaf-Jews can meet, congregate, and feel at home with each other. That is the essence of JDCC.
