Tributes – January 2025
JEWISH FEDERATION IN THE HEART OF NEW JERSEY
To Thelma Zalewitz, on the birth of your 19th great-grandchild Lucy Harper, from Federation Board and Staff; To Thelma Zalewitz, on the birth of your 19th great-grandchild Lucy Harper, from Susan Antman; To Susan and P…
The key to combating the record levels of antisemitism across the nation lies in clearly and accurately defining it. Jewish Federations are grateful to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) for introducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday — a bill that offers t…
In 1994, New Jersey became the first U.S. state to mandate Holocaust and genocide education in schools. The degree to which schools have carried out the requirement, and their curricula's effectiveness, have varied greatly and in some cases been shown to be lacking.
In 2022, Jewish Feder…
The Claims Conference on January 23, 2025, released findings from a multi-country survey examining Holocaust knowledge and awareness worldwide. Large swaths of the population do not know that 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
The following Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) article,…
Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey has announced the launch of a partnership with Kibbutz Gvar’am, located east of the Gaza Strip, to help its residents, 65% of whom are under the age of 18, rebuild their lives.
Federation learned the kibbutz requires immediate support to r…
