Osher Marin debuts Strawberry campus

Preschoolers play April 15 at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center’s new Southern Marin campus in Strawberry, which includes a preschool with new classrooms and a natural play structure. Playground features include rainsticks, a mud cooking area, a slide and a small climbing net, among other improvements. (Francisco Martinez / The Ark)

The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center has expanded to Southern Marin with a new Strawberry facility to host early childhood programming alongside cultural events for adults and seniors.

JCC South, at 36 Tiburon Blvd. near the Highway 101 interchange, officially opened April 3, though its preschool has been operating out of the space since October.

Judy Wolff-Bolton, the executive director of San Rafael-based Osher Marin, said area residents have long been asking for a center closer to their community, with about half of patrons living in Central and Southern Marin. The 75-year-old center’s main campus in San Rafael serves about 3,500 people a week with educational programs, fitness groups, camps and Jewish cultural events, though membership is open to all.

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