Our Events Log
“Separate Yourself Not from the Community”
[All times EST]
Anne Frank the Exhibition—15 West 16th Street, New York
More than 100 original collection items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, including several never-before-exhibited artifacts.
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.
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy. Visit their site for more information and to register (under Public Tours and Events)
- May 7 (2 – 4 PM) Extraordinary Women of the Lower East Side Walking Tour
- May 11 (12 – 1 PM): Tour of the Historic Lazama Synagogue in the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) of Marrakech
- May 25 (2 – 3:30 PM) Jewish Gangsters of the Lower East Side Walking Tour
American Museum of Natural History [200 Central Park West]
BZD Baltimore Zionist District
- May 13 (11 AM) From Devastation to Cultivation: Rebuilding Israel’s Agricultural Heartland, Part Two
- Virtual Programs
- May 7 (12 – 1 PM) Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990)
- “Identity, Art and Migration” investigates the experience of seven Jewish European artists who were forced to abandon their country of origin, or remain in hiding for years, in response to Nazi policies in effect from 1933 to 1945. These six artists- Anni Albers, Friedel Dzubas, Eva Hesse, Rudi Lesser, Lily Renée, and Arthur Szyk emigrated to the United States, while one, Fritz Ascher, stayed behind in Germany, hiding in a basement for three years. – Runs from February 27, 2022, to February 27, 2027 – Free and available online
- “Are Jews Being Written Out of the Book World?” Watch the full recording here
- Beginning on March 14, 2024 – The Rothschild Mahzor and The Mishneh Torah of Maimonides, Located in Gallery 503
Museum of the City of New York [1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St]
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
- May 7 (7 PM) The Missing Link in Holocaust Education: Maccabi Hatzair & Israel – The Dream of Terezín Ghetto Youth
- May 8 (7 PM) Alex Blue in Concert
- May 12 (7 PM) Stories Survive: “Hidden in Plain Sight” Book Talk
- May 14 (11 AM) Virtual Walking Tour: Tbilisi, Georgia
- May 15 (7 PM) “Artificial: A Love Story” Book Talk
- May 18 (Noon) ASL Interpreted Tour of Speaking Up! Confronting Hate Speech
- May 18 (2:30 PM) “What Do I Do With All This Heritage?”
- May 22 (2 PM) Members Learn: Antisemitism and the Law
- May 29 (7 PM) Films at the Museum: “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus” Screening and Discussion
- June 5 (6:30 PM)Films at the Museum: “Sabbath Queen” Screening and Talkback
- June 8 (10 AM) Mishpachah Festival
- June 10 (2 PM) Stories Survive: “Two Sisters” Book Talk
Museum at Hebrew Union College – Dr. Bernard Heller Museum (admission free), NYC – Open: Mondays through Thursdays, 9 am – 6:30 pm
- Running until June 26 – The Mezuzah Message – 17 imaginative artists’ contemporary designs for the mezuzah
- Running Until June 26 – Nathan Brujis: Spirituality and the Subconscious
Programs on-demand – recorded – Archived video recordings of faculty and guest experts illuminating the full scope of Jewish studies
New York Historical Society – [170 Central Park West]
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 (online programs)
- May 9 (10 – 11 AM) Book talk with author Bonny Reicher
- 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 and her German nanny, and a man whose father was an SS officer. Topics include co-existence, reconciliation, and forgiveness.
- 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. The documentary includes interviews, personal family photographs, and archival footage. The children of Holocaust survivors who are featured in the documentary are active members of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at RVCC.
Rutgers Bidner Center – Jewish Studies Online
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
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 11 (4 PM) Family Treasures Lost & Found — One Woman’s Search for Answers explores the quest of journalist Karen Frenkel to learn the stories that remained untold about her mother’s Holocaust survival
- June 1 (2 PM) Aristides de Sousa Mendes — The Angel of Bordeaux – [May 30-June 2, watch the film The Consul of Bordeaux A link will be provided to all who register]
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History – Established in 1976 and situated on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall (free admission)
The Museum of Hunger virtual
- 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.
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
- RECORDING – Saints and Liars – Long before their country joined the war, American aid workers undertook rescue efforts abroad. Who were these women and men who sought to save lives? Saints and Liars tells their stories and, exploring their experiences, illuminates the moral questions they encountered, the devastating decisions they had to make, and the role of unpredictable and irrational factors on the ground, at a particular moment, in shaping individual fates
Whitney Museum of American Art whitney.org
- May 7 (1 PM) THE MAKING OF A HISTORIAN OF EAST EUROPEAN JEWRY AND THE HOLOCAUST: LUCY S. DAWIDOWICZ AND THE YIVO IN VILNA, NEW YORK, AND OFFENBACH
- May 8 (1 PM) IMMIGRANT JEWISH MUSICIANS AND NEW YORK MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES, 1920s- 1960s
- May 15 (11 AM) SYSTEMIC YIDDISH TEACHING IN THE ŁÓDŹ GHETTO: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
- May 15 (7:30 PM) CHAIM GRADE’S SONS AND DAUGHTERS
- May 18 (1 PM) SHKHEYNIM (NEIGHBORS)
- May 28 – June 5 – MUSIC, SOUND, AND ANTISEMITISM
- May 28 (Day 1 – In Person Only)
9:00am-6:00pm ET - May 29 (Day 2 – In Person Only)
9:00am-5:00pm ET - June 4 (Day 3 – Online Only)
10:15am-2:15pm ET - June 5 (Day 4 – Online Only)
10:30am-2:15pm ET
- May 28 (Day 1 – In Person Only)
- June 5 (1 PM) THE NEW JEWISH SCHOOL IN MUSIC (1908-1938) AS PART OF THE JEWISH CULTURAL RENAISSANCE
- June 5 (7:30 PM) THE RUDASHEVSKI DIARY: LIFE AND LOSS IN THE VILNA GHETTO
- June 22 (7 PM – 9:30 PM) – 23 (10 AM – 9:30 PM) YIVO in America – Join us for a celebration of YIVO’s 100th anniversary with a conference focusing on how YIVO’s founding vision for Jewish social sciences has been realized in America since its headquarters shifted to New York City in 1940.
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
Information You Can Use
Adult Clothing Gemach Chabad of Maplewood. For information, contact: Lenny Levy at 201-836-7376 or email umbrellapickup@aol.com
Bergen Volunteers Center’s Make-It-Home donations of gently used furniture for those in need. For more information 201-489-9454 info@bergenvolunteers.org or www.bergenvolunteers.org/making-it-home
Beth Aaron Centerpiece Gemach For information, contact Michele at 201-403-6409 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 services Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Holy Name Medical Center, The Valley Hospital, and Kessler Rehabilitation of Saddlebrook For information contact info@bikurcholimbergencounty.org or 201-579-3066
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 –
- Gemach for information email FairLawnGemach@gmail.com
- Sophie’s Costume Gemach – simifleischer@gmail.com 845-548-1319
JEMA needs volunteers for a virtual free tutoring service to study with/support Yavneh students in grades K–8 in all subjects. (No formal teaching experience is needed. ) Contact Dr. Brecker-Blum at hr@thehrca.com yavnehedoffice@yavnehacademy.org
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 862-233-1598 or r.schochet@jfsclifton.org
Project Ezrah helps by finding employment opportunities for candidates seeking entry-level to senior leadership positions. 201.569.9047; Info@ezrah.org
Re-Pleat: Gemach of outfits for dressy occasions is new 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 to individuals and families in a respectful way that helps to ensure the recipients’ privacy and self-esteem. If you know of a family in need, are having an upcoming Simcha and would like us to pick up leftover food, or want more information about volunteering, Email: shpbcinc@gmail.com, Phone: 225-DON8-FUD or 225-366-8383
- 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
Tomchei Shabbos provides Shabbos food and weekly groceries to families in need. Sites organized by location: LA, Dallas, Providence, Rhode Island [Jewish Collaborative Services], Toronto, Queens [Masbia], Rockland County, Bergen County, Passaic, Middlesex, Kansas City, Chicago, Florida, Montreal [The Family Store].,
Donation ONLY: Houston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Lakewood, St. Louis, Detroit, Florida, Denver,
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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