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Community Hub is a dynamic gathering place for creativity, learning, culture, and networking. Whether you’re interested in educational programs, artistic expression, intellectual discussions, live performances, culinary storytelling, or community celebrations — here you will find a welcoming environment to explore, share, and grow.

The Community Hub is designed for everyone — individuals, families, artists, learners, and friends from all backgrounds. It’s your space to engage, collaborate, and bring your ideas to life. Together, let’s create unforgettable experiences and meaningful connections. This is our vision, and we warmly invite you to share your ideas and join us.

Below are some programs we intend to bring to the Hub soon.

Audio Recording Studio

Professionally equipped studio for sound recording and editing. centermakor.org/audiostudio

Community Art Gallery

Dedicated space for exhibitions, featuring local artists, cultural projects, and seasonal installations. centermakor.org/artgallery

Mini Hall

Flexible space suitable for a variety of performances, presentations, and creative activities. It can accommodate:

• Concerts and musical showcases
• Theater rehearsals and performances
• Presentations, talks, and networking events
• Vocal and music lessons for individuals and groups
• Temporary exhibitions and multimedia displays

Multipurpose rooms/offices/classrooms

Four rooms each can accommodate from 1 to 10 people. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Equipped with chairs, tables, and free Wi-Fi.

Available: TV, amplified sound, video projection.

Space for Cultural Events and Community Gatherings

The Hub can host a variety of cultural and community-focused events for up to 50 people

These may include:

• Exhibitions and presentations of cultural projects and initiatives
• Festivals featuring music, dance, and traditional crafts demonstrations (without sales)
• Community celebrations of holidays and special occasions
• Educational programs exploring customs, history, and cultural diversity
• Interactive workshops and family-friendly activities that foster cultural exchange and understanding

The Community Hub is located at 1320 Centre St., Newton, 02459.

Find Center Makor on the display by the entrance door and call us. View the display.

Free parking is available between the buildings or on the ramp behind the open bar gate after 3:00 pm and whole weekend.

Newton Centre T Station is 6 minutes away on foot.

The building is accessible to people with disabilities.

View our calendar for available openings

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Photos from the grand opening of the community gallery on September 10, 2025.

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Every Saturday at 4:30 PM at Center Makor (Newton) for kids ages 6-10. Cost – $20 for the first child, $15 for the second child, $10 for the third child ^*.
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Location: Center Makor (Newton): 50 Winchester St, Newton, MA 02461.

Dear parents,

We are announcing an enrollment of boys and girls 6–10 years for the next school year in our dance group.

Classes will begin in September.

Register your child below.

Шановні батьки,

Ми оголошуємо набір хлопчиків і дівчаток 6 – 10 років на наступний навчальний рік у нашу танцювальну групу.

Заняття розпочнуться у вересні.

Зареєструвати свою дитину можна тут.

The kids will be taught Ukrainian and Jewish folk dance and choreography basics.

The goal is to lean and perform Ukrainian and Jewish folk dances in a friendly atmosphere with a highly professional trained teacher and choreographer Vladimir Foygelman.

Volodymyr Foygelman was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. He graduated from Kyiv State Institute of Culture (now Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts) in 1989 with a Master’s Degree in choreography and administration for community and sports centers. He will be the teacher and the choreographer of Ukrainian Dances.

Let’s revive the beauty of Ukrainian traditions in the Greater Boston area 

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Every Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the Center Makor for people 14+ years old. Cost – $7 ^*.
^{* – 3.5% is added to cover credit card processing fee.}

Volodymyr Foygelman was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. He graduated from Kyiv State Institute of Culture (now Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts) in 1989 with a Master’s Degree in choreography and administration for community and sports centers. He will be the teacher and the choreographer of Ukrainian Dances.

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Let’s revive the beauty of Ukrainian traditions in the Greater Boston area 

Український Культурний Центр Нової Англії спільно з Володимиром Фойгельманом та Центром Макор, оголошують набір на заняття українськими танцями в Бостоні.

Володимир Фойгельман народився в Києві. У 1989 році закінчив Київський державний інститут культури (нині Київський національний університет культури і мистецтв), здобувши ступінь магістра з хореографії та управління громадськими та спортивними центрами. Саме він буде викладачем та хореографом українських танців.

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Відродимо красу українських традицій на території Великого Бостона 

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In Yiddish and German Meyster means Master.

City of Masters – series on YouTube videos on artists and artisans of all trades from our community and beyond. Interviews and workshops.

Город мастеров – встречи с мастерами на все руки и художниками всех профессий и нашей общины и не только. Интервью и мастер-классы.

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Sunny-Side Up is an initiative launched by Center Makor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project consists of videos that feature interviews with community members, artists, and directors as they share stories and art, answer questions, and reflect on a myriad of subjects. Our goal is to connect our viewers to interesting people and foster conversations and collaborations — no matter where we may be located.

Finally, we call the series “Sunny-Side Up & Show” an indirect translation of the Russian “все о яичнице” or “all about fried-eggs.” In essence, while each of our videos discusses topics that seemingly may not have much in common, we tie them together by discussing the universal experience of consuming or cooking fried eggs. At the end of the video, each interviewee shares their favorite or traditional egg recipe. While eggs may seem like an odd choice to thematically center our videos around, we think of the fried egg as a metaphor. Through this act of sharing sunny-side-up recipes, we emphasize what we all may have in common — eating a fried egg while also highlighting the many forms both eggs, and our wider content — art, reflections, and thought — can come in. 

Встречи с интересными людьми из нашей общины, интервью, размышления и рассказы об известном, интересном, еврейском и не очень еврейском… и о рецептах яичниц! А ещё искусство, песни, музыка, литература и многое другое.

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The new way to more educated and appreciated Jewish Community in Greater Boston Area.

Jewish Art Initiative is a new project by Jewish Educational & Cultural Center Makor.

The major goal of the Jewish Art Initiative project is to unite different representatives from the Jewish artistic community of the Greater Boston Area into one active project dedicated to intensive learning and participation of the different parts of the Jewish community in promoting, studying and sharing great values of Jewish arts and culture.

Jewish Symbolism, Jewish Traditional Art, Folk and Contemporary Art, music, literature and dance all together are inspiring Jewish people to love their national visual and other arts. This project will share with children, families, young adults and general audience knowledge of Judaism, Jewish History, and Philosophy of Ahavat Yisroel.

Jewish Art Initiative represents a true goal of the Jewish community in Greater Boston of strengthening of different parts within community. Carefully planned events would be targeting Jewish mainstream community through the interactive learning process.

Through the Jewish Art Initiative project Center Makor together with partners will be able to attract more of those Jews who have not had a chance to participate in Jewish Community Life before as well as to inspire regular attendants to try something new. Volunteering and membership will be strongly encouraged for the purpose of our program’s growing success. These volunteers and members will be also encouraged to become active members of the planning and organizational committee.

Since art is generally considered a safe venue for personal exploration it will serve as a practical way for engaging through it people with little or no experience in becoming a part of Jewish Community. Through structurally organized events we aim to develop a cohesive cohort of members and volunteers. This project will create friendly and warm atmosphere and serve as “glue” connecting different segments of the Jewish community underserved by traditional programming.

We are proposing different approaches to get results of this Art Initiative more reachable through number of different events including, Art Evenings, Seminars, Workshops, Discussions and/or Panels, Active Exhibitions with workshops, and interactive art projects. As a finale of the calendar year we are planning to organize Jewish Community Day of Arts.

We are proposing to engage in this project wide variety of the specialists in different fields of arts Traditional, Folk, Contemporary, Visual, Virtual Artists, like professionals as so armature artists.

We would like to invite to work with us specialists in Jewish Traditional Crafts, Jewelry makers, etc.  For theatrical, musical and chorographical arts we will invite specialists in those fields as well. 

In many cases for an example like an exhibitions, paint bars, paint nights, etc. we are proposing include also performances by musicians, singers, dancers, actors or theater troupes or studios, etc. it will bring more diversity, and preachiness to these activities.

The Jewish Art Initiative is a joint partnership project.

Partners are:

• Jewish Educational and Cultural Center Makor, project leading organization.
• Congregation Kehillath Israel

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