An opening reception for upcoming exhibits of art works by women will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at JCC MetroWest, West Orange. The exhibits will include works by 2019 Gaelen Juried Art Show winners Mozelle Forman and Lizzy Synalovski and painter Jennifer Levine. The reception and exhibits are free and open […]
Presented by Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey and Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) and held at NHP’s Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 2 p.m. Program commemorating the 75th anniversary of a 1944 donation of a 18th-century highboy chest of drawers by the local Jewish community to Morristown for the nation’s support of the Jewish community during […]
JCC of Central New Jersey, Scotch Plains, 11:15 a.m. Barbara Tomlinson tells how Native American art will be incorporated into the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. $8, $4.50 for seniors, free for members. $6.50 for lunch, reservations required three days in advance; visit jccnj.org or call 908-889-8800.
Linda Grandis Blatt Gallery of Temple B’nai Or, Morristown, 2-4 p.m. Exhibition of recent works by artists of the Morris County Art Association. To arrange a private viewing, contact 973-532-2268 or tbogallery@gmail.com.
The JCC of Middlesex County will offer a trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to see the exhibit “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” on Thursday, Dec. 12. The bus leaves the JCC in Edison at 9:45 a.m. and returns at approximately 5:30 p.m. Lunch is […]
A Chanukah Festival of Laser Lights will be held at the East Brunswick Jewish Center on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. Producers of the show, for all ages, are EBJC, Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick, Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth, and the Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ. Kosher latkes and […]
An opportunity to view and purchase original works by late abstract impressionist painter Susan Marx, followed by Havdalah and spirited sing-a-long, accompanied by Rabbi Len Levin and Margie Freeman on Saturday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Kol Rina Independent Minyan. Located above the 7 Eleven. All are welcome! Free of […]
Kol Rina Independent Minyan, South Orange, 6:30 p.m. Viewing and opportunity to purchase original works by late abstract impressionist painter Susan Marx, followed by Havdalah and spirited sing-along. RSVP to lchandross@gmail.com.
In “Art Topics: Sergei Shchukin,” on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, Barbara Tomlinson will tell how Russian art collector Shchukin brought modern French painting to Russia. An exhibition in Paris last year recreated his collection for the first time outside Russia. The cost is $11, $8 JCC […]
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with an exhibition of paintings by Friedmann, a renowned portraitist in Berlin and Prague before his deportation to the Lodz Ghetto in 1941. Admission is $10 adults, $7 seniors and children 3-18, free for under age 3 and museum members. Call 973-971-3700.
The museum will be open noon-5 p.m. Activities include a screening of “Fiddler on the Roof” in the Bickford Theatre and a Guinness collection demonstration, both at 2. Tickets are from $12-$15. Go to morrismuseum.org/december-25 or call 973-971-3706.
Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich December 19 - January 30 Exhibit is open during The Jewish Center hours. Reception will be Sunday, January 26 from 4-6 pm. This exhibit from the American Bar Association and the German Federal Bar begins to provide a portrait of the fate of Jewish lawyers in Germany […]
Doreen Rappaport’s picture-book biography introduces one of the world’s most influential leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to young readers. Martin's Big Words is an unforgettable portrait of a man whose dream changed America forever and whose image is depicted by various artists throughout Morven’s latest exhibition Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, New Jersey. Children will […]
An innovative printmaker and beloved art professor at Bucks County Community College, Selma Bortner (1926-2019) drew upon folklore and myth to explore her own autobiography, current events, and social justice. Bortner’s prints confront challenging issues like domestic abuse, immigration, and international conflict head on with bold and colorful, graphic imagery that still resonates strongly today. […]
Limited tickets are available for a trip sponsored by Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ to visit the “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away” exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan on Monday, April 20. Participants will meet at federation’s South River office at 11 a.m., and will return at about […]