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Kids in motion: Jewish Community Center opens children's program

  • The Miami Beach Jewish Community Center opened its doors Wednesday afternoon for the first day of classes. Claudia Golden, 7, twirls her jump rope during class on Wednesday. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • The Miami Beach Jewish Community Center opened its doors Wednesday afternoon for the first day of classes. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • The Miami Beach Jewish Community Center opened its doors Wednesday afternoon for the first day of classes. Nicole Simkins, center, stands at the counter in the lobby after picking up her daughter, Jaden, 7, following a jump rope class. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Olivia Rubell, 7, gets some air while jumping rope with classmates as coach Mickey Rivera-Pike twirls the rope for the girls. The whole class, from left to right, are Jennifer Rechani, 7, Jaden Simkins, 6, Ayelet Tkatch, 6, Claudia Golden, 7, Sky Friedman, 8, Olivia Rubell, 7, and Coach Mickey Rivera-Pike. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • The Miami Beach Jewish Community Center opened its doors Wednesday afternoon for the first day of classes. Isaac Sokol, 7, concentrates on a shot, during a basketball class in the gymnasium on Wednesday. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • From left, Jaden Simkins, 6, Ayelet Tkatch, 6 Claudia Golden, 7, Sky Friedman, 8, and Olivia Rubell, 7, all try to jump over the rope as coach Mickey Rivera-Pike twirls it. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Lori Burnstine, the membership director of the new community center, greets 3-year-old Eli Simkins in the lobby of the new Miami Beach Jewish Community Center. EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF