San Diego Center for Jewish Culture

The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture (SDCJC), a 501(c)(3) organization housed at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is the largest local Jewish institution in San Diego dedicated solely to presenting high quality, nationally recognized programs which are unique to San Diego County.


The mission of the SDCJC is to expand and enrich cultural life in San Diego by presenting the finest in Jewish artistic expressions, encouraging the preservation of Jewish culture and heritage, and nurturing new creativity in the arts. A core belief of the SDCJC is that by promoting respect for diverse cultures builds community tolerance.


The SDCJC offers a wide variety of multi-disciplinary artistic programs that explore cultural identities and perspectives, promote cross cultural understanding, and highlight human themes of family, tolerance, compassion, and hope. These programs, including the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, the San Diego Jewish Book Fair, JCompany Youth Theatre, San Diego Jewish Music Festival, Holocaust Education Program, and ongoing new programs.

The CJC facilities, housed at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, include the Potiker Arts and Culture Complex and Viterbi Family Galleria, which boasts the 500-seat state-of-the-art David and Dorothea Garfield Theater, the Gotthelf Art Gallery, the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, and a Holocaust Memorial Garden designed by acclaimed artist, Toby Kahn.


Approximately 40,000 tickets are sold or provided annually to residents, visitors, and students for San Diego Center for Jewish Culture events.

JCC Box Office
858.362.1348
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San Diego Center for Jewish Culture

Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS

4126 Executive Drive · La Jolla, CA 92037

858.457.3030 · www.lfjcc.org