Historic Happenings Blog

Lecture: A History of German Jews in Monmouth County Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30 pm when Jean Klerman and Larry Gurman from the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County present "Jewish Newport at the Jersey Shore - A History of German Jews in Monmouth County". Free admission.

Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 18 – Middlesex County SEPTEMBER LECTURE ENTITLED: "HOW NJ JEWS STARTED THE AMERICAN GUIDE DOG REVOLUTION. WITH A LIVE DEMONSTRATION!" 9/10/19 AND 9/18/19. 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  Fred Kaimann,  entitled " How NJ Jews Started the American Guide Dog Revolution. With a Live Demonstration!" A hundred years ago one of Man's Best Friends became a blind man's eyes when he led him across busy Broadway and became America's first service dog.  Hear the story of how Jews were at the center of the service dog revolution which has benefited people with blindness, paralysis, diabeties, seizure disorders, mental health issues, and more.  There will be a live demonstration by Gemini, New Jersey's most famous service dog .      Frederick Kaimann has b...

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 t...