Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month
May 14, 2026
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
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A Lasting Bond: Partnership and Purpose Against Hate
January 15, 2026
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
In Meredith Dragon’s Shabbat message from last week, “As Shabbat Approaches, Our Advocacy Is Needed” she emphasizes the importance of building meaning...
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Service, Sacrifice, and Veterans Day
October 16, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Each year on Veterans Day, we pause to honor the men and women who have served our nation with dedication and courage. Among them are countless Jewish...
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Stories in Stone: Honoring Newark’s Jewish Past
September 12, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Newark's Jewish cemeteries stand as enduring monuments to a once-thriving community. By the early 1900s, Newark’s Jewish population peaked at over 80,...
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Labor Day and the Jewish Legacy of Newark’s Fur Workers
August 28, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
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Augusta Parsonnet: Newark’s Jewish Voice in the Fight for Women’s Rights
August 26, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
The women’s suffrage movement in the United States was a determined, decades-long struggle to secure women the right to vote and shape the nation’s fu...
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What Hasn’t Changed in 100 Years? A July 4 Reflection
July 2, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
A century ago, Rabbi Rudolph Coffee warned that democracy is not permanent. That independence is fragile. That progress, while real, is never guarante...
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Jewish War Veterans and Memorial Day
May 25, 2025
Karen Auerbach Bocaletti
Manager, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
Every Memorial Day, Americans across the country pause to remember the men and women who gave their lives in military service. For American Jews, this...
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Why Archives Matter: Protecting Truth in an Age of Erasure
May 15, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
In a world where facts are constantly debated and rewritten, archives might just be the unsung heroes of our time. They're more than dusty folders and...
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Jewish American Heritage Month: Looking Back to Move Forward
May 6, 2025
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
May is Jewish Heritage Month—a time to reflect on the rich cultural, historical, and societal contributions of Jewish Americans. Established in 2006, ...
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A Seder for Everyone
April 7, 2025
Lisa and Jeffrey Katz
Jewish Historical Society Committee Members
Passover invites each of us to connect in our own way. No two Seders are ever exactly alike—and that’s part of the beauty. Whether it’s your very firs...
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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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