Our Log of Events

“Separate Yourself Not from the Community”

[All times EST]

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy  Visit their site for more information and to register (under Public Tours and Events)

American Museum of Natural History [200 Central Park West]

BZD Baltimore Zionist District 

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. 
  • February 27 (12 – 1 PM) Love and Betrayal. The German-Jewish artist Fritz Ascher (1893-1970)  A presentation by Rachel Stern, organized by Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown (NJ)
  • “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- February 27, 2027  – Free and available On-Line
Hadassah

Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • 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

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

Rutgers Bidner Center – Jewish Studies Online 

  • March 24 (7:30 – 8:30 PM)  Rokhl Auerbach’s Warsaw Testament – Rokhl Auerbach, survived the Holocaust and then dedicated her life to preserving the memories of its victims

  • April 29 (7:30 – 8:30 PM) The Progressives’ Bible: How Scriptural Interpretation Built a More Just America – Professors Claudia Setzer (Manhattan University) and Gary A. Rendsburg (Rutgers University) discuss how abolitionists, women’s rights supporters, contemporary climate activists, and other social reformers saw (and see) their struggles in the Bible’s narratives and characters

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   free admission

  • Wednesday – Friday 11 AM –6; 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. 

  • February 23 (2 PM) The Eichmann Trial – On May 11, 1960, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured in Argentina after a fifteen-year manhunt and whisked to Jerusalem to stand trial for his crimes against humanity. Told entirely through archival footage of the trial itself and news coverage.
  • March 9 (2 OM) NOVA’s Holocaust Escape Tunnel – In this film produced by the NOVA science series and directed by Paula S. Apsell and Kirk Wolfinger, cutting-edge technology reveals a Holocaust escape tunnel in a forest outside Vilnius, Lithuania. 
  • March 16 (7:30 PM) In The Garden of the Righteous (in person at the 92nd Street Y or online) – for a conversation between authors Richard Hurowitz and Daniel Mendelsohn on Aristides de Sousa Mendes and other Holocaust heroes.
  • March 23 (7 PM) Sugihara Survivors – On May 11, 1960, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured in Argentina after a fifteen-year manhunt and whisked to Jerusalem to stand trial for his crimes against humanity. 

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

  • February 20 (6 PM) THE ABAYUDAYA JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF UGANDA  – Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda through the lens of photographer and filmmaker Peter Decherney.
  • February 23 (10:30 – 11:45 AM) MAGIC OF PURIM FAMILY DAY
  • February 23 (2 – 4 PM) TU B’SHEVAT GATHERING AND TREE TOUR OF WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY

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

  • 80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz – recorded
  • March 2 (2 PM) Foundations of Resistance: A Program to Fight Antisemitism [The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF) produced Foundations of Resistance, a new curriculum for grades 6-12 that teaches students why they should and how they can resist antisemitism and hate, using the Jewish partisans’ experiences and lessons]

Whitney Museum of American Art whitney.org

YIVO 

  • February 25 (1 PM) RUSSIA’S JEWS IN WORLD WAR I
  • March 6 (7 PM) ANDRZEJ CIEPLIŃSKI PLAYS JEWISH CLARINET MASTERWORKS
  • March 10 (1 PM) YIDDISH TANGOS AND KLEZMER MAMBOS
  • March 27 (1 PM) A TRIP INTO THE ARCHIVE: THE CASE OF OTTO SCHNEID
  • April 24 (1 PM) THE YIVO SOUND ARCHIVE AND THE KLEZMER REVIVAL

Online Museum 

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, Pittsburg, 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.

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