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June 2019
Senior Summer BBQ
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 11:30 a.m. Featuring entertainment by Russ Martone. Cost is $8 ($5 members). Contact Marcy at 908-289-8112, ext. 34, or seniordirector@uniony.org.
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Renaissance Group of Temple B’nai Or, Morristown, 12:30 p.m. Rabbi David Levy, regional director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) New Jersey, will speak at a luncheon meeting. Cost is $20, $15 Renaissance members. RSVP to Mitzi Szerlip at 973-839-1939.
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Lester Senior Living, Aidekman Family Campus, Whippany, 3-5 p.m. Includes tours of the residences and information about short-term respite stays and Memory Care Suite. RSVP to David Rozen, admissions/marketing manager, at 973-929-2725 or davidr@jchcorp.org or go to jchcorp.org.
Find out more »Women in leadership
Raritan Valley Hadassah will hold a panel discussion, “Women in Leadership,” on Wednesday, June 19, at 7 p.m. at Highland Park Community Center. Panelists are Highland Park Mayor Gayle Mittler; former Mayor Meryl Frank; Marlene Herman, president of the NJ State Association of Jewish Federations; and Debra Lancaster, executive director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University. Contact 732-819-0593 or raritanvalleyhadassah@gmail.com.
Find out more »Movie and lunch
“Food and a Flick” will be offered by Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County on Thursday, June 20, at 12:30 p.m. at the synagogue. A dairy lunch will be served. RSVP by June 17 to Beth El at 609-443-4454 or JFCS at 609-987-8100, ext. 126.
Find out more »Hirschhorn Entertainer Dan Yates
Adult Forum of Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn, 12:30 p.m. Yates will perform a mix of American Songbook standards along with opera and operetta. Cost is $12, $10 members. RSVP to Lois at 973-533-1809 by June 19 with lunch order.
Find out more »Mackenzie Thorpe – 30 Years of Love
Ocean Galleries presents Mackenzie Thorpe – 30 Years of Love For the weekend of the summer solstice, Ocean Galleries is delighted to welcome Mackenzie Thorpe for his first ever exhibition in New Jersey. The “Mackenzie Thorpe - 30 Years of Love” art exhibit, which includes an outstanding collection of pastels, sculptures, and limited-edition prints, will be in Stone Harbor throughout the weekend of June 21-23, 2019. Mackenzie Thorpe will appear at gallery receptions from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM on…
Find out more »“Confronting Racial Bias Within”
Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, 7:30 p.m. Presented by Pastor Jeff Ebert, part of the temple’s Rabbi Steven L. Mills Speaker Series. Call Debbie at 973-887-0046.
Find out more »An Evening of Humor, Song and Stories
Friendship Club (ages 50s-plus) of Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, 5:30 p.m. Presented by Cantor Jordon Franzel with a catered dinner to follow. Cost is $20. RSVP to Rose Ann at 973-625-9571 or rzalo34@optonline.net.
Find out more »Laden With Happiness and Tears: Yiddish Theatre in America
A Presentation by John Kenrick, Author of Musical Theatre: A History and Creator of Musicals101.com $12 non-members, $10 members
Find out more »Yiddish theater
“Laden with Happiness and Tears: Yiddish Theatre In America” will be presented by John Kenrick at Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, at 2 p.m. Kenrick is author of “Musical Theatre: A History” and creator of Musicals101.com. Admission is $12, $10 members. RSVP to 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org/events.
Find out more »Asbury Park concerts
A new partnership between Madison Marquette’s historic Paramount Theatre and the Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC) in Deal Park will bring two professionally produced musical concerts to the Asbury Park Boardwalk this summer. Hosted at the Paramount Theatre and produced by the Axelrod, “Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall” is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, at 7 p.m., followed by the Doo Wop Project on Thursday, June 27, at 8 p.m. “Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall,” held on the 50th anniversary…
Find out more »Jewish journalist
Jane Eisner, who served for more than a decade as editor-in-chief at The Forward, will speak on Sunday, June 23, at 7 p.m. at Neve Shalom, Metuchen. She is now writer-at-large at the Forward and the 2019 Koeppel Fellow in Journalism at Wesleyan University. Light refreshments will be served. Call 732-548-2238.
Find out more »Polish research archives
“Using JRI-Poland and the Polish Archives for Genealogical Research” will be presented by Elana Broch on Sunday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at a Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society program held at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Broch is an amateur genealogist who has spent much of her research efforts trying to find out about her grandfather, a 1941 euthanasia victim. Call 609-443-4454 or go to bethel.net.
Find out more »Myron “The Last Jewish Gangster” Sugerman
Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hebrew Free Loan of New Jersey, the talk will feature Sugerman, author of “The Chronicles of the Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron,” discussing his life as part of the Jewish mob. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at hebrewfreeloanofnj.org/myron-sugerman-speaking-book-signing-event.
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