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Gordon JCC company history timeline

1903

The YMHA Charter, February 12, 1903:

1907

With an impressive ceremony on March 25, 1907, members laid the cornerstone for a YMHA location on Union Street.

1920

The first Jewish basketball team in Nashville, pictured below, entered the city league in 1920 and became one of the Y's most notable teams.

1921

They quickly rose to be among the top four team in the city, winning the city championship in 1921, and later challenging Vanderbilt and teams in Kentucky and Alabama.

1948

The YWHA thrived until 1948, when the YM-YWHA officially became the Jewish Community Center of Nashville.

1958

50 years ago, on March 16, 1958, the Nashville Jewish Community Center was bombed by unnamed attackers.

1976

With these challenges, combined with the facility's ever-growing use, serious planning for a new facility began in 1976.

1982

Just two years later, in December of 1982, construction began.

1998

Plans for expansion and renovation were announced in 1998, which would improve fitness facilities, expand the preschool and library, create an auditorium, and add multipurpose space.

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