Finding My Family’s Story in “The Ring”
January 15, 2026
Carol Moskot
Speaker for Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ’s Holocaust Education Department
I didn’t expect The Ring to feel so personal the first time I watched it. I thought I was prepared. I knew the subject....
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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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We Are Still Here: A Week in Poland I’ll Never Forget
May 8, 2025
Jodi Cooperman
March of the Living Participant
“Read, record, remember. This is our responsibility.” These were the first words spoken by our spectacular guide, Betsalel Steinhart, as we began our ...
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What We Witnessed on Federation’s March of the Living
May 8, 2025
Jonathan Ramsfelder
March of the Living Participant
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ’s Mission to Poland to participate in the annual March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau was both dev...
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What Does Holocaust Remembrance Mean Today?
January 27, 2025
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Established by the United Nations in 2005, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marke...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Liberation Then, Liberation Now
January 22, 2025
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
Often, the end of the Holocaust is noted as January 27, 1945. The war was not over. Fighting was still raging throughout parts of Europe. And many, ma...
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Transforming Holocaust Education in Hillside
December 12, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
Last January, Federation brought together educators and legislators from secular spaces throughout GMW to travel with community members to bear witnes...
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Future Generations Will Be Able to Speak with Holocaust Survivors
November 6, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
I vaguely remember that one of my college application questions, asked – “If you could meet with anyone that is no longer living and have a conversati...
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Creating Joy After a Year of Tragedy
October 7, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
When I visited Israel this past summer, I went down south to see Kibbutz Nir Oz. On October 6, the kibbutz had about 400 residents. Of those, 117 were...
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L’Chaim – To Life
September 4, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
In Judaism, we toast "L'Chaim"—to life. Explore the enduring spirit of Jewish resilience, from Auschwitz to the March of the Living, and join us......
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The Next Generation Takes Hold
May 15, 2024
Avi Siegel
Director of Teen Initiatives
How we will continue to share the stories of the Shoah as we lose more and more survivors...
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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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Kristallnacht in 2023
October 31, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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‘Say Yes to the Dress’ – and helping others always
April 16, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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Telling Our Story of Survival – Again and Again and Again
February 24, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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The little sukkah that could
October 14, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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A Princess of War, A Queen for Decades
September 9, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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Despite the Events, ‘Never Forget’ Is Working
March 23, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism Coordinator
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