Leading organizations and funders in the Jewish education and communal service sector trust JESNA’s Berman Center as their partner for research and evaluation locally and nationally. A substantial number of our clients are continuing and repeat customers who, over time, have come to rely on the Berman Center's evaluation expertise to inform and improve their programs and to help them plan for the emergent needs of their communities. Contact the Berman Center to discuss your current and potential evaluation needs.

The Berman Center provides a range of evaluation services for clients of all sizes, from large-scale national surveys to targeted marketing studies to individual consultation and coaching. In partnership with our clients, we craft the best evaluation approach for each project within our clients’ critical time and budget parameters. Some of the outstanding educational and communal service organizations and funders that recently have engaged the Berman Center’s evaluation services include:

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation (The PJ Library), West Springfield, MA
The PJ Library is a flagship program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation that distributes age-appropriate Jewish children’s books and CDs (with guides to help families use the selections in their homes) to families with children from six-months through eight years of age in participating Jewish communities.

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC): Retreat Institute, Cleveland
The JECC’s Retreat Institute creates and implements text-based retreats and programs in the Greater Cleveland Jewish community in cooperation with Jewish educational institutions as its primary partners (i.e., Jewish day and supplementary schools and congregations).

MAKOM, New York, New York
MAKOM – the Israel Engagement Network - provides professional development and content for communities and organizations to stimulate innovative thinking; inspire new initiatives; and generate systemic, programmatic, and institutional change in Israel engagement within the North American Jewish community.

The Montreal Federation CJA, Montreal, QC Canada
The Montreal Federation CJA is the central funding, planning, and coordinating body for services within Montreal’s Jewish community.

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), San Francisco
The JCRC serves as the central public affairs arm of the organized Bay Area Jewish community, representing synagogues and Jewish organizations on issues impacting the rights and protection of Jews as individuals and as a community.

Remember Us: The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project, Santa Rosa, CA
The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project connects students preparing for bar/bat mitzvah with voluntary opportunities to remember individual children who perished in the Holocaust before they could be called to the Torah.


To learn more about how JESNA's Berman Center for Research and Evaluation can help you maximize the effectiveness of your Jewish educational and communal service initiatives, contact Dr. Renae Cohen, Director of the Berman Center, at 212-284-6516 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .