Mission Statement

American Friends of the Jerusalem Center for Artistic Development, Inc. (JCAD) provides the means for writers worldwide to learn skills and develop their talents in screenwriting, novel writing, and stage play writing.


The Vision

Arkay Garber’s dream is to utilize and tap into not only the talents of the richly diverse population of Jerusalem, but also the talents of a vast online audience. 

Optioned screenplays, published novels, produced stage plays! A yearly scholarship to a writer whose work is voted upon by a panel of published authors and screenplay/stage play writers. Arkay Garber dreams of helping writers worldwide tell their stories.