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What I Learned from Not Loving Camp
January 22, 2025
Tracy Levine Director, One Happy Camper NJ
I’ll let you in on a secret. I did not enjoy my summers at sleepaway camp. People are often surprised to hear that. And, actually, that I’m open about...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Liberation Then, Liberation Now
January 22, 2025
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown Director of Holocaust Education
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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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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A Time for Peace
January 15, 2025
Steven D. Levy Interim CEO
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Party With a Purpose: Winter Soirée on February 6
January 15, 2025
Next Gen Winter Soirée is the most glam party of the year—an unforgettable night to mingle with other dynamic Jewish peers in your community, who shar...
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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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