Where in New Jersey is JHSMW?

 

Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest

 

The Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest (JHSMW) is located at the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus in Whippany, New Jersey. The areas covered by the Society are Morris, Essex, Sussex and northern portion of Union Counties New Jersey

inventory of jhsmw collections

Ellenstein Baer
Meyer Ellenstein, in the dark trunks in foreground, was Newark's first and only Jewish mayor. His term was from 1933-1941. As a young man he was an amateur boxer and is seen "sparring" with well-known boxer, Max Baer. The JHSMW has a rare collection of photographs of Ellenstein donated to its archives by Martin Kesselhaut.

The inventory of JHSMW Collections can be accessed HERE.

Weequahic Activities




 



This book features photographs from the Society's "Weequahic Memoirs" exhibition. Each photo has a caption and identifies individuals where possible and features a brief but thorough introduction of the history of the neighborhood.

Cost: $25.00 - Checks payable to "JHSMW"

Shipping and handling are an additional $7.00
Please contact Irene Segal at (973) 929-2703 or email: isegal@jhsmw.org

 

"newark on its toes"
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An eye-catching collection of photographs of dance recitals featuring "Lippel Kutie Kids" held at Newark's Loew's State Theater in the 1920s and 1930s represent the history of the second oldest dancing school in the United States, Lippel School of Dancing. The Lippel School was founded in 1894 by David Lippel and closed in 1991. The first studio was located in The Hill section of Newark, New Jersey, home to numbers of Jewish families who insisted that their children attend dancing school to "learn the social graces". An interview with Freda Lippel Fried, whose father founded the dance studio, is in the October 10, 1991 issue of the "MetroWest Jewish News". Did you attend Lippel School of Dancing? If so, contact executive director, Linda Forgosh, 973-929-2994 or e-mail lforgosh@jhsmw.org

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still wanted: photographs of metrowest families

The JHSMW continues to gather photographs of MetroWest families in anticipation of next year's May celebration of Jewish Heritage Month. To submit a photograph and paragraph about your family's contributions to MetroWest Jewish life contact curator, Linda Forgosh 973-929-2994 or email lforgosh@jhsmw.org

blumenfeld family

PHOTOGRAPH: The Blumenfeld Family

Credit: Seymour Some and Judy Schatzberg

help from washington gives history society a digital boost

Kiesel and Forgosh

Howard Kiesel, president of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and Linda Forgosh, executive director and curator

Catalog records for JHSMW collections will be gradually added to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) via the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) program at the Library of Congress. For instructions on how to search for these records CLICK HERE.

 

    past forward: celebrating 150 years of jewish family service of metrowest

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It began as a private committee of fourteen young Newark Jewish businessmen who decided to start a benevolent society to help needy Jews. It was the “Hebrew Benevolent Society,” founded January 2. 1861. The group’s first act was to dole out beans, molasses, Indian meal and coal at a depot.

     Join us as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest with the Society’s newest traveling exhibition “Past Forward” located at the Jewish Community Center in Whippany from September 15 – November 17, 2010. For more information view the Society’s Fall 2010 newsletter on this site.

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one more night at elving's metropolitan yiddush theatre

 

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The JHS traveling exhibition “One More Night at Elving’s Metropolitan Yiddish Theater” has another run at the Morris Museum September 12-November 7, 2010. The exhibition tells the story of Newark and New Jersey’s most successful Yiddish theater when it was located on the corner of Charlton and Montgomery Streets in the heart of Prince Street’s Jewish neighborhood. Elving’s Metropolitan theater shares the spotlight with the exhibition “Icons of Costume: Hollywood’s Golden Era” making a trip to Morris Museum doubly enjoyable. It is theater at its best. The Morris Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights, Morristown. A slide program that tells the Elving’s story can be booked by contacting Linda Forgosh 973-929-2994.

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