Our Events Log

“Separate Yourself Not from the Community”

[All times EST]

L’Chaim America! The Braid received support from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a new theatre show as part of AMERICA 250. The Braid (recognized leaders in Jewish storytelling theatre) presents vibrant, complicated, and often overlooked contemporary experiences of American Jews in ways not seen before.

  • Through – June 17 – Los Angeles County Run
  • May 29–31 – San Francisco Bay Area
  • June 4 (7 PM) & June 7 (2 PM) Global Livestream – a 65-minute live production presented on Zoom
  • June 28 (1 PM) Orange County Merage JCC, Irvine, CA
  • July 12 (2:30 PM) New York City Museum of Jewish Heritage

Bell Theater

June 18, 21, 24, 25 & 26 We’ll Meet Again, a new musical inspired by the remarkable real-life story of Heinz “Henry” Stern, a German-born Jewish child who escaped Nazi Germany and found refuge in Opelika, Alabama during World War II. Use the promo code VOICE10 for 10% off tickets.

Anne Frank the Exhibition—Opening in Chicago on May 1, 2026, at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. 

100+ original collection items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, including several never-before-exhibited artifacts.

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy. Visit their site for more information and to register (under Join a Tour)

  • May 17 (4:30 – 5:30 PM) Bialystoker Synagogue and inaugurating the Herz Heritage Trail – 49 White St, New York

After two years of work scouring archives, conducting interviews, documenting, and even digitally reconstructing sites, we are ready to reveal the first virtual and augmented reality experience.

American Museum of Natural History [200 Central Park West]

BZD Baltimore Zionist District. Become a BZD Virtual Travel Club Member for $78 get access to all 38+ programs this year 

Join the Baltimore Zionist District and author and historian Irene Shaland for a fascinating exploration of one of the most profound transformations in modern Jewish history through the life and work of Franz Kafka.

Set against the cultural backdrop of Prague and the historic regions of Bohemia and Moravia, this program examines the emergence of the secular, urban, German-speaking Jew in Central Europe and the complex identity that defined a generation.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan Tuesday – Sunday (10 AM – 5 PM) [212 West 83 St.]

Designed for children ages 0 – 6, our hands-on programs encourage creativity, learning, and play through art, music, science, and storytelling, all rooted in research-backed methods that support early brain development. Schedule of daily programs for ages 0 – 4:

    • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Circle Time
    • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Mural Wall or Messy with Art
    • 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM: Special Daily Program or Mural Wall
    • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Messy with Art
    • 4:00 PM: Alphie’s Goodbye Storytime
Fritz Ascher Society – The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized, and Banned Art (FAS) tells untold stories of artists marginalized and persecuted by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. 

Fritz Asher Themes – This digital exhibition includes important examples from the oeuvre of the German Jewish Expressionist artist Fritz Ascher (1893-1970)

  • May 20 (12 – 1 PM) Stolen Jewish Legacies: The Fate of Eugen Spiro and His Looted Collection Presentation by Anne Uhrlandt, Munich (Germany)

In this online lecture, Anne Uhrlandt will present the forgotten story of once prominent German Jewish artist and collector Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874, Wrocław – September 26, 1972, New York City). Uhrlandt reconstructed the artist’s biography and the fate of his looted collection by bringing together evidence and sources from numerous international archives. Two case studies about specific stolen objects highlight the dramatic events following both s the Nazi government‘s expulsion of Spiro from his profession, robbing him of his sources of income, and the theft of his art collection, which included both his own works of art and works of art by other artists. 

The Restless Hungarian (2021) is a personal narrative set against the backdrop of the Hungarian Jewish diaspora, the rise of Modernism, and the Cold War. The film centers on Paul Weidlinger, one of the most important structural engineers of the twentieth century, who created the strength behind iconic skyscrapers, churches, museums, embassies, and monumental sculptures by Picasso, Noguchi, and Dubuffet. Early in his career, he broke from mainstream modernism with his concept of the “Joy of Space.” – (June 17 and 25) View The Restless Hungarian on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.

The Grey Art Museum in New York, NY – located at 18 Cooper Square (Free)

  • Self-Guided Walking Tour – New York City’s Village was an important place for radical politics, most notably Communism. In the decade that followed the Stock Market Crash in 1929, artists, writers, intellectuals, and radicals flooded the then-impoverished, unglamorous part of Manhattan mainly inhabited by immigrants, only to make it one of the nation’s most vibrant, energetic places. This tour highlights where these Village radicals lived and some places they met from 1929 to 1940.

Raritan Valley Hadassah

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Jenkinsons Aquarium – 300 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ –

Daily (10 AM – 5 PM) – open daily except Christmas & Thanksgiving. Feeding schedule:

  • SEAL: Off-Season 10:30 AM, 1 & 4 PM – Summer 10:30 AM, 3 & 7 PM
  • PENGUIN: Off-Season 11 AM & 3:30 PM – Summer 11 AM & 6 PM 
  • SHARK: Off-Season 1:30 PM Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays – Summer 4 PM Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays

Museum of the City of New York [1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St]

Metropolitan Museum of Art [1000 Fifth Avenue]

  • Gallery 503, The Mishneh Torah, written by Moses Maimonides and illustrated ca. 1457

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

       ** Past programs recorded – Available On-Demand

Museum at Hebrew Union College – Dr. Bernard Heller Museum (admission free)  

Open: Mondays through Thursdays, 9 am – 6:30 pm  ** Recorded Programs – Available On Demand

Museum Exhibitions NYC: 

  • August 18 – June 26, 2026  – Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims. Fifty-five artists of diverse backgrounds offer visual interpretations of familiar sayings and worthy shorthand advice. Curator Phyllis Freedman notes, “Their works encourage us to deepen our understanding of the world and others, and to reflect on our own self-perception of our identities and values. From admonitions to consoling commentaries on the vagaries of life, they impart wisdom, empathy, hope, and healing.”

National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene                                

        *** Programs On Demand 

New York Historical Society – [170 Central Park West]

  • Carousel Horse
  • Until August 6 –  New York, New York: The Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection
  • (September 2025 – August 6, 2026) New York, New York: The Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection

Passaic Torah Institute, a Baalei Tshuva Yeshiva, Young Professional Program

  • Thursday (8 PM) Contact Ben Rand at 201-280-8145 for more information

RVCC Institute of Holocaust and Genocide 

Follows three characters in postwar Germany (1950s) and 1965 Maryland, focusing on the “Brown Babies”—mixed-race children who were left behind after WWII. Ethel Gathers, a character based on the real-life Mabel Grammer, works to save these children. In the course of Mrs. Gather’s mission to help, her life intersects with soldier Ozzie Phillips and teen Sophia Clark. 

Follows two young Jewish women—social activist Zosia and aspiring artist Fanny—in 1938 Warsaw. As antisemitism rises, they unite to find their missing photography professor, bridging their different worlds while navigating personal crises and the vibrant, doomed culture of pre-war Poland.

    • Video – Conversation with Survivors
    • Video – In 2015, the Holocaust Institute produced a documentary, Can Healing Occur: Building Bridges – Conversations with The Other? The film includes interviews and discussions with a Holocaust survivor, her adult daughter, her German nanny, and a man whose father was an SS officer. 
    • Video – The Second Generation…. Ripples From the Holocaust is a documentary that focuses on the experiences of children of Holocaust survivors, with commentary from a psychologist about how the effects of their parents’ trauma impact the second generation. 

Rutgers Bidner Center

      * * Recording of past programs – Available on Demand

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Free, non-credit online courses allow you to learn at your own pace and study with the Jewish Studies faculty at Rutgers.

         ** Jewish Agriculture in the Garden State – Free, Virtual Digital

Rutgers Zimmerli Museum offers free admission

    • Wednesday – Friday 11 AM –6 PM
    • Saturday – Sunday noon–5  PM
    • Thursday 11 AM – 8 PM

Schusterman Center for Israel Studies – Brandeis University

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Sousa Mendes Foundation  – Founded in 2010, the Sousa Mendes Foundation is dedicated to honoring the memory of the Holocaust rescuer, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and educating the world about his good work

  • May 17 (2 PM) The Rescue of Sigmund Freud – The film Outsider. Freud. follows Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, from his earliest experiences with antisemitism, through his meteoric career, and ending with his escape after the Anschluss from Vienna to London, where he spent the final months of his life.
  • May 31 (2 PM) “I Seek a Kind Person” — Advertising and the Kindertransport Rescue Operation – Julian Borger‘s family memoir I Seek a Kind Person — highlighted by The New York Times as one of the 100 must-read books of the year — is a gripping story of how the author’s Austrian Jewish father and other children were rescued through the placement of advertisements in British newspapers.
  • June 14 (7 PM) Partisan Women Heroes – See the award-winning film Four Winters, about partisan heroes of World War II, and then tune into the discussion, which will focus on the stories of partisan women heroes such as Faye Schulman, Chaya Palevsky, and others.

Holocaust Education and Resource Center & Human Rights Institute of Kean University

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State Theater New Jersey – Broadway Series

    • June 27 – 28 – Spamalot

The Tenement Museum

  • Chalk – an annual public art project honoring the immigrant workers who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Each year since 2004, on the anniversary of the infamous blaze, volunteers fan out across the city to inscribe in chalk the names and ages of the Triangle dead in front of their former homes. 

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History – Established in 1976 and situated on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall (free admission)

  • May 17 (Noon) – The Philly Jewish Music Festival – 2300 Arena – 2300 S Swanson St., Philadelphia  – Schedule

** The Museum of Hunger virtual

TOLI – The Olga Lengyel Institute is a recognized leader in Holocaust and human rights professional development education for teachers. Inspired by the legacy of Olga Lengyel, author of Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story of Auschwitz

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Whitney Museum of American Art at whitney.org

The Vilna Shu

YIVO 

        * * Online Museum 

  • May 18 (7 PM) KHANTSHE IN AMERIKE — AN OPERETTA BY JOSEPH RUMSHINSKY
  • May 19 (7 PM) “HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY”: THE STORY OF THE JEWISH BUND
  • May 20 (1 PM) JEWISH SONGS AND DANCES FOR PIANO: JULIUSZ WOLFSOHN’S ‘PARAPHRASEN’ – BOOK III
  • May 28 (1 PM) MALKA OWSIANY RECOUNTS BY MARK TURKOW
  • May 28 (7 PM) LEO ZEITLIN AND THE MUSIC OF HIS WORLD
  • May 31 (1 PM) COMMUNITY READ: THE YIDDISH SHERLOCK HOLMES
  • June 1 (1 PM) JEWS ARE MAGIC: OCCULT PRACTICES FROM PALMISTRY TO PROFESSIONAL PSYCHICS

Online self-paced free courses

    • Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America
    • A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food
    • Oh, Mama, I’m in Love! The Story of the Yiddish Stage
    • Folksong, Demons, and the Evil Eye: Folklore of Ashkenaz
    • Discovering Ashkenaz: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe

Jewish Heritage Events Across Pro Baseball

  • May 17 – Rochester Red Wings (NY) @ Innovative Field, Rochester, NY
  • May 19 (6:45 PM) – Washington Nationals @ Nationals Park. vs. New York Mets
  • May 21  – Las Vegas Aviators @ Las Vegas Ballpark, Summerlin, NV
  • May 26 (6:40 PM PT) San Diego Padres @ Petco Park, San Diego, CA vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • May 26 (6:35 PM) Baltimore Orioles @ Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD vs. Tampa Bay Rays
  • May 27 (6:45 PM) Boston Red Sox @ Fenway Park, Boston, MA vs. Atlanta Braves
  • May 31 – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (TX) @ Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
  • May 31 – San Antonio Missions (TX) @ Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, San Antonio, TX
  • June 2 – Lehigh Valley IronPigs (PA) @ Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA
  • June 28 – Worcester Red Sox (MA) @ Polar Park, Worcester, MA
  • July 7 (6:45 PM PT)  San Francisco Giants @ Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA vs. Toronto Blue Jays
  • July 8 (6:45 PM) – Tampa Bay Rays @ Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL vs. New York Yankees
  • July 8 – Hudson Valley Renegades (NY) @ Heritage Financial Park, Wappingers Falls,  NY
  • August 4 – New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Delta Dental Stadium, Manchester, NH
  • August 6 – Bradenton Marauders (FL) @ LECOM Park, Bradenton, FL
  • August 9 – Jersey Shore BlueClaws (NJ) @ ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood, NJ
  • August 9 – Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
  • August 11 – Long Island Ducks (NY) @ Fairfield Properties Ballpark, Central Islip, NY
  • August 18 – Pittsburgh Pirates @ PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA vs. Detroit Tigers
  • August 18 – Wilmington Blue Rocks (DE) @ Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE
  • August 23 – Miami Marlins @ Loan Depot Park, Miami, FL
  • August 23 – Chesapeake Baysox (MD) @ Prince George’s Stadium, Bowie, DE
  • August 23 – Hartford Yard Goats (CT) @ Dunkin’ Park, Hartford
  • August 25 – Seattle Mariners @ T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • September 8 (6:40 CT) – Kansas City Royals @ Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Additional Information – Resources

 

Adult Clothing Gemach Chabad of Maplewood. For information, email umbrellapickup@aol.com

Bergen Volunteers Center’s Make-It-Home donations of gently used furniture.  info@bergenvolunteers.org or www.bergenvolunteers.org/making-it-home

Beth Aaron Centerpiece Gemach  – Contact Michele  www.bethaaron.org/gemach

Bikur Cholim Bergen County (BCBC) is a volunteer-run 501(c)3 organization that provides support, facilities, and services to ease the burden of families – Englewood Hospital and Medical Center,  Hackensack University Medical Center, Holy Name Medical Center, The Valley Hospital, and Kessler Rehabilitation of Saddlebrook. Contact info@bikurcholimbergencounty.org 

Center for Food Action  (CFA) provides emergency services to northern New Jersey’s poorest and most vulnerable residents. CFA provides food, housing, utility, and heating assistance and offers counseling and advocacy services to low-income individuals and families. CFA is headquartered in Englewood and has sites in Hackensack

Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFB–NJ) volunteers, donors, and our many partners to fill the emptiness caused by hunger with Food, Help, and Hope.

Fair Lawn – 

JBI Library – Jewish texts and programs are entirely free of charge to people worldwide who are blind, have low vision, or have other print disabilities, including physical disabilities such as MS and Parkinson’s, and reading disabilities such as dyslexia.

  • JBI is offering free, accessible Haggadot for Passover 2026 in large print, braille, and audio – available worldwide
  • Expanded braille offerings include the family-friendly Gateways Haggadah
  • New customization options include larger font sizes and reverse contrast
  • All are designed to reduce isolation and ensure full participation at the Seder table

Jewish Family Services and Alzheimer’s Association – Virtual caregiver support group – 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 10:30 – 11:30 AM. Contact Rebecca Schochet at r.schochet@jfsclifton.org

Project Ezrah helps by finding employment opportunities for candidates seeking entry-level to senior leadership positions. Info@ezrah.org

Re-Pleat: Gemach of outfits for dressy occasions in Edison/Highland Park. Have something to donate? Have a special occasion and need something to wear?  Open by appointment only: text 732-267-3216

Teaneck  – 

  • SHPBC  Shearit Haplate of Bergen County collects, repackages, and distributes surplus food in a respectful way that helps to ensure the recipients’ privacy and self-esteem. For more information, Email: shpbcinc@gmail.com
  • Preemie Clothing Gemach Yad Yocheved, Teaneck, for information 201-836-2071
  • Baby Gemach assists Jewish families in Bergen County with baby equipment and clothing for babies – toddlers. http://www.teaneckbabygemach.org/contact-us.html
  • Bike Gemach – For information, email Rebecca at rebeccadklar@gmail.com
  • Gown Gemach – Something Borrowed – somethingborrowedTCG@gmail.com
  • Simcha Gemach Chairs, tables, coat racks, vases, and bris table decor are available for loan. For information, email TeaneckSimcha@yahoo.com

United Hatzalah (a partnership group of mental health trauma professionals practicing in Israel) provides free & anonymous online 24/7 mental health counseling to US frontline healthcare providers.

Vintage Thrift Shop – Benefiting the United Jewish Council of the East Side – 286 3rd Avenue

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