Jackie Levine and the Selma to Montgomery March
March 20, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
This Friday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most pivotal moments in the history of the civil rights movement—the historic march from Selma to...
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The Woman Who Made Legal History in New Jersey
March 12, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Born in Newark in 1892, the eldest of seven children, Elizabeth Blume knew by eighth grade that she would become a lawyer. The world around her had ot...
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Louis V. Aronson: The Jewish Inventor Who Lit Up Newark
February 10, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Louis V. Aronson was a Jewish inventor best known for creating one of the most iconic products of the 20th century—the modern Ronson lighter....
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How Dr. King’s Legacy Lives in Our Jewish Archives
January 16, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
In our archives, we’re preserving the voices and moments that changed everything and made us who we are—including the powerful connection between Dr. ...
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Embracing the Ancient Rituals of Shabbat in Modern Life
January 9, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, is one of the most ancient and significant rituals in Judaism, observed from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. B...
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Remembering Our Veterans
November 11, 2024
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
I love annual historical holidays – days that requires each of us to recall events, stories, people, and places that have helped shape the here and no...
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Honoring Our Loved Ones Together
October 10, 2024
Steven D. Levy
Interim CEO
Three years ago, on Annual Newark Cemetery Visiting Day, I had the amazing experience of helping a visitor find the grave of his uncle. For almost a ...
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Making the Call: Our Communal Commitment to Fundraising
May 17, 2024
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Thousands of volunteers rang doorbells and made phone calls over the past 100 years in fundraising for the UJA Annual Campaign....
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Jewish American Heritage Month
May 2, 2024
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
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The Accomplishment of Mandating Holocaust Education in NJ
February 22, 2024
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
We have been the voice of our Jewish community by bringing valuable information and constructive dialogue to policy and policymakers....
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The Rich History of Art in Greater MetroWest
January 7, 2024
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
The Greater MetroWest art movement of the early 20th century has evolved with the times and has become emblematic of our story of survival and hope....
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Honoring and Remembering Our Heroes, Past and Present
October 11, 2023
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Once again, brave men and woman are being called upon to protect their country and fight against unimaginable atrocities....
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Visions of the Past and Future
July 17, 2023
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Felix Fuld and Louis Bamberger recognized the need to consolidate the efforts of the many Jewish agencies serving the community....
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The Golda Meir of Central NJ
March 6, 2023
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
What my grandmother wanted was to be respected, as a woman and as a Jew. And that is what she got. ...
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A Legacy of Respect, Integrity, and Compassion
January 3, 2023
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Our challenge today is to continue in his footsteps by fighting against injustices against all peoples....
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Knowing Where You Came From
December 16, 2022
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
“You’ll never get lost if you know where you came from.” My beloved mother’s words suddenly carry new and profound meaning....
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Looking Back in Praise and Ahead in Hope
November 10, 2022
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Today marks the anniversary of Kristallnacht, an annual reminder of the atrocities committed against the Jews of Germany 84 years ago and also a...
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Treasures of our Communal History
October 27, 2022
Dov Ben-Shimon
Federation CEO
I look forward each year, on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, to seeing so many of our community members at our annual Newark Cemetery...
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