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Jed Weisberger
Howard, left, and Scott Kalmikoff at the Holocaust Memorial in the Shklov Jewish Cemetery. Photos courtesy Scott Kalmikoff
September 25, 2019, 2:11 pm
Rabbi visits with distant branch of his family tree
Father and son ‘bring family together’ in Belarus
By Jed Weisberger
Photo Courtesy Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
September 25, 2019, 12:19 pm
Planning for the worst
Federation hosts synagogue security training with official from Pittsburgh
By Jed Weisberger
Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride, at podium, with council members, from left, Santiago Rodriguez, George Muschal, Marge Caldwell-Wilson, and Robin Vaughn at a recent press conference. Courtesy Office of Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora
September 18, 2019, 12:39 pm
Trenton City Council member under fire for using anti-Semitic slur
Second council member criticized for calling it ‘statement of speech’
By Jed Weisberger
Livingston’s Jared Goldsmith, seated, plays Jared Kleinman in the national tour of “Dear Evan Hansen,” here with cast member Ben Levi Ross. Courtesy Jared Goldsmith
September 18, 2019, 12:31 pm
From South Orange Avenue to the Great White Way
B’nai Jeshurun member to star in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
By Jed Weisberger
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman lays a wreath at Yad Vashem during a 2017 trip to Israel. Photos courtesy office of Bonnie Watson Coleman
September 18, 2019, 12:07 pm
NJ representative supports boycotts, not BDS
Watson Coleman explains rationale for voting against House’s anti-BDS resolution
By Jed Weisberger
Members of Temple Emanu-El who commissioned the quilt in 2014 include, from left, Judi Kietz, Beverly Brodsky, Lois Steinberg, Helen Friedman, Linda Barr, Barbara Gross, and Jean Goldstein. Photos courtesy Temple SinaI
September 11, 2019, 12:16 pm
Quilt found on Atlanta curb returned home to Temple Sinai
By Jed Weisberger
CBS national correspondent and reporter Jim Axelrod, a 20-year member of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, led the discussion with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Sept. 9. Photos by Jed Weisberger
September 11, 2019, 11:20 am
Murphy acknowledges ‘alarming’ increase in anti-Semitism
Governor also touches on BDS, peace process, immigration in appearance at Ner Tamid
By Jed Weisberger
Challahs for sale at Cramer’s Bakery in Yardley, Pa., which has been certified kosher since 1993. Photos by Jed Weisberger
September 9, 2019, 11:47 am
Cramer’s Bakery fills kosher void
A family business remains a sweet stalwart in a diminished market
By Jed Weisberger
Jerry Neumann will be installed Sept. 10 as president of The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. Photo Courtesy Jerry Neumann
September 9, 2019, 11:29 am
New federation president: a skilled fund-raiser with drive to help others
By Jed Weisberger
Mike Banker, right, of Eco Bee Supply in Morristown, explains to Boy Scout Troop 15 the management of the beehives he is installing on property belonging to Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston. Photo Courtesy of Temple B’nai Abraham
September 4, 2019, 11:56 am
Temple B’nai Abraham is abuzz with new apiary
Project of Short Hills boy scout ‘brings people together’
By Jed Weisberger
Jay Goldberg of West Orange, with daughter Raizy, at the New York Child Victims Act hearings in Albany, N.Y. Photo provided by Jay Goldberg
September 4, 2019, 11:36 am
A second chance at justice
West Orange man among 38 plaintiffs in suit against Yeshiva University
By Jed Weisberger
East Brunswick’s Esther Kosoffsky wears her support for President Donald Trump. Courtesy Esther Kosoffsky
August 28, 2019, 4:42 pm
Still playing the Trump card
NJ Jewish supporters steadfast following president’s ‘disloyalty’ comment
By Jed Weisberger
Alice Greenberg-Sheedy is known for “compassion” in interactions with her Alzheimer and dementia clients and their caregivers. Photos courtesy Alice Greenberg-Sheedy
August 21, 2019, 12:08 pm
Social worker from South Orange keeps eye on the caregivers
By Jed Weisberger
Bone marrow donor Jay Matthew of Livingston, at left, meets recipient Richard Pepper of Ashland, Ore., who said that before the match he was told he had six weeks to live. Photo courtesy Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry
August 21, 2019, 11:30 am
Livingston bone marrow donor saves life of Oregon man
By Jed Weisberger
Marty and Ronit Weber have owned The Green Chicpea in Newark since 2013. Photos by Jed Weisberger
August 21, 2019, 11:08 am
Chickpeas reign on Halsey Street
From shnitzel to shakshuka, kosher options expand in Newark
By Jed Weisberger
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