Jewish Community Center - Notable Members

Notable Members

  • Tal Brody, who was drafted #12 in the NBA draft but opted instead to play for Israel, began playing basketball at the Trenton JCC.
  • Bruno Sammartino, former 2-time WWF (now WWE) champion. It was at a YMHA in Pittsburgh that he discovered weight lifting.
  • Ingrid Michaelson, indie-pop singer-songwriter. Student of the JCC of Staten Island's Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute. While there she met vocal coach Elizabeth McCullough, who worked with her through high school.

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