Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey

The JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY of

CENTRAL JERSEY

Presents the

AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE
2007 LECTURE SERIES

For the tenth consecutive year, the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey proudly presents the American Jewish Experience, a series of lectures addressing all aspects of the Jewish contribution to American life. The Series will be presented this year at the following two locations:

Series #1

Monroe Township Jewish Center (Etz Chaim)

11 Cornell Drive, Monroe Township

Lectures are held on the 2nd Monday of the month

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

ALL LECTURES ARE FREE OF CHARGE

April 16: Dave Green

America’s Greatest Musician: Leonard Bernstein

May 14: Marian Stern

Jewish Philanthropy: What Has Prompted Jews Over the Centuries to be Charitable?

June 11: Bill Levy

The Lower East Side: Then and Now

July 9: Adelaide Zagoren

Jewish Women Authors

August 13: Philip Cantor

Diplomatic Heroes of the Holocaust

September 10: Barbara Kuntz

The Jews of Hillsborough

October 8: Shirley Reich

An Intimate Look at Some Famous American Jews

November 12: Rabbi Herman Cohen

A Chaplain’s Experience with Jews in Jail

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Series #2

Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple

222 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick

Lectures are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

ALL LECTURES ARE FREE OF CHARGE

April 18: Dave Green

America’s Greatest Musician: Leonard Bernstein

May 16: Adelaide Zagoren

Jewish Women Authors

June 20: Ruth Adler

The Frozen Chosen: The Jews of Alaska

July 18: Rabbi Daniel Fellman

President Harry Truman and His
Partner Eddie Jacobson

August 15: Ruth Marcus Patt

A Caribbean Jumbalaya

Sept. 19: Dr. Mildred Goodwin

Jewish Experience in Reel Life

October 17: Philip Cantor

Diplomatic Heroes of the Holocaust

November 21: Philip Cantor

The Great Escape

Directions to the Monroe Township Jewish Center:

From The New Brunswick area:
Take Route 18 South to Rues Lane (after Brunswick Square Mall). Turn right onto Rues Lane. Continue to first traffic light and make a left onto Summerhill Road. Proceed until the end (just past railroad tracks) and turn right onto Main Street (at Exxon Station). Go to next light and make a left onto Devoe Avenue. Continue on Devoe Avenue. The road becomes Spotswood-Englishtown Road after you pass the lake. Continue on this road and make a left onto Cornell Avenue (just past Carima Square Shopping Center). Go one block to Temple on left.

From the Monroe Township adult communities:
Take Forsgate Drive into Jamesburg. Turn right after railroad tracks and make an immediate left onto Pergola (which becomes Matchaponix). Proceed (bearing left at fork) to Spotswood-Englishtown Rd. (the first light). Turn left and continue about one mile to Cornell Ave. (at a small sign to the Center). Turn right onto Cornell Ave. Center is on the left.

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