Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 19 – Middlesex County
The American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, continues for its 22nd consecutive year with a presentation by Mr. Art Finkle entitled “The Jews of Trenton." Did you know that a thriving Jewish community lived in Trenton, NJ, between Philadelphia and New York? Beginning with a few Sephardic Jews, it's German-Jewish population in the 1850s established many of the first Jewish institutions. The Great Russian Jewish Migration (1881-1914) propelled this community to intellectual and business dominance.
The lecture will be held on Tuesday, June 11th, at 10:00 a.m. at Jewish Family Services, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe Township.
Mr. Arthur L. Finkle, a Trentonian, an educator, and historian traces the passage of an Eternal People from a cast-about pariah to the American solid citizens they became.
The lecture will be repeated on Wednesday, June 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Highland Park Conservative Temple, 201 South 3rd Avenue, Highland Park. Both lectures are open to the public. A donation of $2.00 is requested at the door. For more information call the JHSCJ office at 732-249-4894 or email at INFO.JHSCJ@gmail.com.
The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey promotes and preserves all facets of the American Jewish experience, with emphasis on the Jewish community of central New Jersey. The Society’s extensive archival holdings are available to researchers. The collections include documents from religious, social, educational, and community organizations, as well as individual family records.
