The World Isn’t So Big After All, Is It?
Leonid was my second cousin, but we never met. His father, Avrum, born in 1909 in Chudnov, Ukraine, was my father’s first cousin. While our
February 3, 2025
Leonid was my second cousin, but we never met. His father, Avrum, born in 1909 in Chudnov, Ukraine, was my father’s first cousin. While our
Mikvah Chana Women’s Annual Gala 2023 at the Westminster Hotel in Livingston on February 28 was a rousing success. More than 500 women were in
When was the last time you took a drink out of a used yahrzeit glass? The thought came to me as I read a post
Born in Austria in 1890, Yiddish-speaking Isadore Schneider came to the United States as a young man. Settling in Newark, New Jersey, he worked in
The Hebrew Free Loan of New Jersey (HFLNJ), a member of the International Association of Jewish Free Loans (IAJFL), offers interest-free loans to members of
Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Berkowitz, raised in Philadelphia, married Rivke Klein, the daughter of a prominent Buffalo rabbi, in 1965. Her condition? That he would be
Maplewood Jewish Center (MJC) put Maplewood on the map—the Jewish map. After 12 years, a dream has finally come true for the members of the
The newly renovated Maplewood Jewish Center (MJC) added a spectacular final touch to its 125- seat, high ceilinged sanctuary. Commissioned as a memorial to Isaac
Local entrepreneurs Deena Buechler Bernstein and her husband Henry Bernstein are at it again. The Teaneck residents, who started their own business of making custom
Since joining Facebook, I’ve signed into a few of its many groups. One of the most rewarding is People Who Went to Catskill Bungalow Colonies,
Before the outbreak of the coronavirus and the resulting lockdown, Larry Prince and Robert Berger, members of B’nai Shalom in West Orange, came up with
This cleaning marathon I’ve been on has me reacquainting myself with a wide variety of once hidden family treasures. It all started during the lockdown
