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October 2018
Meet the Candidates
Congregation Suburban Torah, Livingston, 11 a.m. Candidates for NJ’s 11th congressional district share their views on the U.S.-Israel relationship. Mikie Sherrill, Democratic candidate, speaks following Shabbat services. Call 973-994-2620.
Find out more »Jewish Pulitzer novelists
Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson, is celebrating Jewish Pulitzer Prize novelists — Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, and Saul Bellow — in a series of free Sunday seminars. Kicking off the series on Oct. 21 will be Prof. Andrew Meyer on Malamud at 11:15 a.m. On Nov. 11, Jack Needle, a retired Brookdale Community College history professor, will discuss the life and works of Roth. Rabbi Dov Goldberg will give a Friday night Nov. 30 sermon on Roth’s short novel…
Find out more »The untold story of the War Refugee Board and America’s efforts to save Jews
A little-known US government agency founded in 1944, the War Refugee Board rescued tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. After undertaking a decade of research, Dr. Erbelding will share the stories of the young Treasury Department lawyers tasked with rescue, the bold and often secret and controversial steps they took to save lives, and the importance of remembering their efforts, even as we lament that more wasn’t done to save Jews. Dr. Erbelding is the author of Rescue…
Find out more »2018 Candidates Forum for US Congressional 6th District at Temple Rodeph Torah
Join us at TRT and be a part of an informed electorate. Meet the candidates and hear the discussion on the issues. We invite you to bring your questions.
Find out more »Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film
Visit Temple Sholom of Scotch Plains on October 21, 7 pm, for an evening with author John Kenrick. Free and open the public, the evening's program is entitled "Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film." It is a fascinating look at how an industry dominated by Jewish executives and creative talents has depicted Jews, from the silent era to the present. John Kenrick gives talks on theater and film history, has appeared in numerous documentaries, and is the author of…
Find out more »Westfield Hadassah
The community is welcome on Monday, October 22, at 12 noon to attend the Westfield Chapter of Hadassah's monthly meeting at Temple Emanuel in Greifer Sacks Hall. The program will be two members of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom sharing their thoughts. The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom builds strong relationships between Muslim and Jewish women based on developing trust and respect and ending anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment. Adla Karim, originally from Egypt, and Marsha Malberg, from Somerset, members of the…
Find out more »Women and the Holocaust
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights, and Genocide Education Center (Chhange) and Center for World War II Studies at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host documentarian Marisa Fox for a discussion of her film, centered on her mother’s survival during the Holocaust, at 7 p.m. at BCC’s Monmouth Battleground. Fox’s film, “By A Thread,” focuses on slave labor and sexual violence at the Gabersdorf Labor Camp. Cost is $19, free to Chhange members and Brookdale students. Register at chhange.org.
Find out more »Elections and cybersecurity
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon will discuss “Elections and Cybersecurity” at a National Council of Jewish Women meeting, noon-2 p.m. at Monmouth County Headquarters Library, Manalapan. Light refreshments will be served.
Find out more »Understanding diabetes
A discussion on diabetes with two nurse educators will be sponsored by Raritan Valley Hadassah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7-9 p.m. at Highland Park Senior Center.
Find out more »Alzheimer’s 101
This program provides a comprehensive overview for anyone who wants to learn about memory loss, ALzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia. Presented by Alzheimer's New Jersey and The David Raskin Caring Community Fund.
Find out more »“The Other Me: A Story of Two Lives Changed Forever”
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, 7:45 p.m. Book event with author Judy Tabs. Books available for purchase. Free, register at agudath.org/events or contact caioffice@agudath.org or 973-226-3600.
Find out more »Holocaust Reparations and Restitution Info Session
JFS Halpern Building, Elizabeth, 6:30-8:15 p.m. With lawyer William R. Marks, expert in the field of German reparations and restitution. Kosher dinner will be served. RSVP to Robin Kabakow at 908-352-8375 or RKabakow@jfscentralnj.org.
Find out more »State of the Garden State
On Thursday, October 25, at 7:30 PM, Temple B'nai Abraham's regular panel of veteran New Jersey journalists, Matt Katz, WNYC Reporter, Tom Moran, Star Ledger Editorial Page Editor and Mary Alice Williams, NJTV News Anchor, return to discuss the upcoming election and, especially, what it means for New Jersey. With possible power shifts in both House and Senate, the nation will be riveted on the November 6 election. And with a Senate seat up, all twelve of the state’s congressional districts, and…
Find out more »“State of the Garden State”
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 7:30 p.m. Three veteran journalists — Tom Moran, editorial page editor of the Star-Ledger; Matt Katz, New Jersey reporter for WNYC and author of “American Governor: Chris Christie’s Bridge to Redemption”; and Temple member Mary Alice Williams, former national network correspondent and current news anchor of NJTV — discuss N.J.’s upcoming elections. Free; register at tbanj.org or call 973-994-2290.
Find out more »Shabbat, Scholar, and Supper
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 6 p.m. Shabbat services followed by dinner at 7 p.m. with Dr. Nelson Tebbe, professor of law at Cornell Law School, who will discuss “Religious Freedom and a Changing Supreme Court.” Dinner costs $36 in advance, register at tsti.org/calendar/dinner-with-scholar-dr-nelson-tebbe.
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