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Jed Weisberger
Dr. Melinda Wagner, at left, with sister Miriam Carmona. Their story of finding each other, “Oh, sister, am I glad I found you,” appeared in NJJN in 2019. Courtesy Melinda Wagner
July 29, 2020, 10:58 am
A diverse and marvelous community this writer will miss
By Jed Weisberger
Chai Judaica in Millburn is “more of a gift shop than a bookstore,” according to the store’s manager Rivkie Bogomilsky. Photo by Shira Vickar-Fox
July 22, 2020, 9:47 am
Despite niche market, Jewish bookstores vulnerable to online alternatives
By Jed Weisberger
Rabbi Stuart Pollack, at right, with the 2019 Har Sinai confirmation class, and, from left, temple president Alan Kline and music director Susan Sacks. Photo Courtesy Har Sinai
July 6, 2020, 11:27 am
Rabbi brought humility, humor, pop culture to Har Sinai
By Jed Weisberger
Lois Larkey wrote her memoir, “Looking Back, Moving Forward: The View from Beyond Seventy,” to ensure that her children and grandchildren can learn about her experiences.
June 24, 2020, 11:41 am
Lois Larkey chronicles her well-lived life
By Jed Weisberger
Though just 27, Temple Emanu-El of Edison Cantor Emily C. Simkin’s experience in synagogue life has taken her all around the continental United States and Hawaii. Photo Courtesy Emily C. Simkin
June 22, 2020, 11:09 am
New cantor looks to lead Temple Emanu-El together in song
By Jed Weisberger
Jacob Poplow heard stories of miraculous survival from Holocaust survivor Bob Max.
From the WebJune 17, 2020, 11:48 am
Teens and survivors forge close ties — from a distance
By Jed Weisberger
Rabbi Jordan Goldson is the new spiritual leader of Har Sinai Temple in Pennington. Photo Courtesy B’nai Israel
June 15, 2020, 11:58 am
Rabbi Jordan Goldson to lead Har Sinai Temple ‘into our future’
After stint in Louisiana, Long Island native returns to his roots
By Jed Weisberger
Larry Glaser speaking at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City. Courtesy Saint Peter’s University
June 8, 2020, 11:49 am
More Shoah education is legacy of retired head of Holocaust commission
Dedicated Larry Glaser displayed ‘constant enthusiasm’
By Jed Weisberger
Philip Horn, who died May 25, 2020, advocated for the release of Jonathan Pollard, an American charged with spying for Israel. Courtesy Elana Prezant
June 3, 2020, 12:31 pm
Philip Horn: a leader ‘passionate’ about Judaism, Israel
By Jed Weisberger
Doug Cervi, new executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, said he first became interested in Shoah education when high school students told him the Holocaust never happened.
May 27, 2020, 11:07 am
NJ Commission on Holocaust Education appoints new head
By Jed Weisberger
Demolition and recovery crews work at the scene of the Dec. 10, 2019, shooting at a kosher grocery store in Jersey City where three civilians were murdered. RYAN R. SMITH/Afp/AFP via Getty Images
May 19, 2020, 8:52 pm
ADL: NJ anti-Semitism rose to record levels in 2019
By Jed Weisberger and Ben Sales/JTA
Staff of Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth deliver challah and grape juice to members in their cars. Photos courtesy Linda Tondow
May 12, 2020, 9:57 am
Fresh challah unites Highland Park synagogue with its members
By Jed Weisberger
Maxine Myers, who died in April, gave generously of her time to local causes. Courtesy Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
May 6, 2020, 11:25 am
Remembering a philanthropist with a ‘wonderful spirit’
Maxine Myers dies at 84
By Jed Weisberger
The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the ADL said in a recent webinar that posts like this on Telegram and other lesser-known social media platforms often filter down to Twitter and Facebook and lead to anti-Semitism. Photo courtesy of The Simon Wiesenthal Center
May 6, 2020, 11:20 am
Elected officials, social media fan flames of anti-Semitism in Lakewood
By Jed Weisberger
Ruth Mandel was director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute and its Center for American Women and Politics. Photo Courtesy Maud Mandel
April 27, 2020, 11:51 am
Ruth Mandel, champion of women in the political arena, dies at 81
Leader at Rutgers University valued ‘power of democracy’
By Jed Weisberger
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