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Rebecca Stulberger

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REBECCA STULBERGER, daughter of Lisa and Adam Stulberger of Short Hills, Dec. 23 at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Short Hills.

David Friedmann’s “Death March from Camp Gleiwitz I to Camp Blechhammer,” 1947. Oil on canvas. Copyright @1989 Miriam Friedman Morris.

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Gov. Phil Murphy. Photo by Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office.

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SOPAC executive director Craig Sumberg Courtesy SOPAC

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Alan Dershowitz at NEP Studios in New York, Feb. 3, 2016. (John Lamparski/Getty Images for Hulu)

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Local NAACP and ADL leaders announced on Jan. 9 a joint partnership to fight hate. Leaders included, from left, Diane Hawkins, New Brunswick Area Branch of the NAACP; Richard T. Smith, NAACP New Jersey State Conference; Evan Bernstein, ADL NY/NJ regional director; and Roy Tanzman, attorney and ADL regional board member. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg

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Cantor Barbara Jean Ostfeld was the first Reform woman cantor.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Orthodox Jews sing and dance during the 13th Siyum HaShas, a celebration marking the completion of the Daf Yomi, at the MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Security was tightened at the event, where the Talmud is read in its entirety, after a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the area. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

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Hundreds of protesters gathered in Trenton this week to demonstrate against a bill that would have prohibited religious exemptions for vaccinations. Photos by Jed Weisberger

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The Anne Frank House, part of the city’s mixed legacy of tolerance and hatred. Wikimedia Commons

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Painting to Testify: Early Post-Liberation Works by David Friedmann

Third Annual Yiddish Film Festival

Casino trips

Conversations with Authors: “The City Game” with Matthew Goodman

Cantor Marina Shemesh Presents Stories in Song