Dedicated to the preservation of the Jewish history of Central New Jersey

The JHSCJ was organized on November 7, 1977, and now serves Middlesex, Union, and Somerset, Warren, and Hunterton Counties in New Jersey. Our society is an affiliate of the American Jewish Historical Society on West 16th Street, in Manhattan. Official meetings occur twice annually. We urge you to join us.

About Our Society ...

The main functions of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey are to promote, research, and publish when possible all facets of Central New Jersey's Jewish experience. We maintain an Archival Collection which is available to researchers. We promote educational programs and exhibits for both the Jewish and general communities. We hope to foster pride in our heritage to all our Jewish constituents, whether they are old-time residents or recent arrivals.

Come pay us a visit! We are open from 9:00 a.m. --1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

• The Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest, located at 901 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ 07981-1156, has information about Jewish communities in Essex, Sussex and Morris Counties. Contact: Jill Hershorin, Archivist at 973-929-2995 or JHershorin@JHSMW.org.
• The Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey, P.O. Box 708, West Patterson, NJ 07424-0708, has information about Jewish communities in Bergen, Passaic and Hudson Counties. Contact: Jerome Nathans at 973-785-9119.
• The Jewish Historical Society of Ocean County, 301 Madison Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701, has information about Jewish communities in Ocean County. Contact: Danny Goldberg at 732-363-0530 or ocjf@rcn.com.