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Jennifer Altmann
Friendship Circle participant Nikki Cano of Marlboro enjoys an online class with music therapist Coleen Shanager. Photos courtesy Friendship Circle
June 22, 2020, 11:18 am
Bringing ‘warmth, love’ to kids with special needs
By Jennifer Altmann
Once a frequent traveler for work, Carol Landa began attending Shabbat services at synagogues in various cities, where she said she always felt welcome. Photo by Jennifer Altmann
May 26, 2020, 10:52 am
East Brunswick teacher’s path to Judaism was the road less traveled
Consummate synagogue volunteer recalls how she was drawn to Jewish texts
By Jennifer Altmann
A scene from “The Plot Against America,” the new HBO miniseries based on a Philip Roth novel. Michele K. Short/WarnerMedia
April 8, 2020, 2:03 pm
Scotch Plains cantor takes star turn in ‘The Plot Against America’
Matt Axelrod tutors ‘rabbi’ John Turturro in HBO miniseries
By Jennifer Altmann
Ben Deutsch with his mother, Dr. Cynthia Deutsch, and his daughter Katie. Photo courtesy Ben Deutsch
January 8, 2020, 11:45 am
Who cares for the caregivers?
Members of ‘sandwich generation’ struggle to balance child rearing with needs of aging parents
By Jennifer Altmann
Ruth Margolin
January 2, 2020, 11:27 am
Constructing crosswords
Retired Jewish educator mines love of words to pen crossword puzzles
By Jennifer Altmann
A view of Girona from the old Roman walls. Photos by Jennifer Altmann
November 13, 2019, 12:09 pm
Spain reverberates with echoes of long-vanished Jews
Girona, Barcelona offer glimpses of past, revival of Jewish life
By Jennifer Altmann
Michelle Bobrow, who will receive Essex County CASA’s Star Honoree Award, says, “If we can make children’s lives better, it’s incumbent on us to do what we can.”
October 10, 2019, 11:23 am
Advocate has spent 30 years improving lives
Michelle Bobrow to be honored for supporting foster children
By Jennifer Altmann
“There is the Hallmark TV version of the holidays, and then there’s the realistic one,” said Sheri Bald, a clinical social worker at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Monmouth County. Photo courtesy Sheri Bald
September 19, 2019, 11:55 am
Holiday blues
Strategies for coping with stress, sadness during a celebratory season
By Jennifer Altmann
Marlboro Jewish Center congregants collect canned goods for a food drive. Courtesy Marlboro Jewish Center
September 19, 2019, 11:47 am
Good deeds are always in season
Community members commit year-round to helping those in need
By Jennifer Altmann
Michael Leviton, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, said many people “don’t realize how important donating blood is.” Photo by Jennifer Altmann
August 12, 2019, 11:37 am
Leukemia survivor: Giving blood is ‘definition of a mitzvah’
Michael Leviton now works to boost donations
By Jennifer Altmann
Springpoint Senior Living’s pickleball team. Courtesy of Springpoint
July 25, 2019, 12:28 pm
Senior Living’s Special Effects
From cocktails to concerts to creating community, facilities now offer a roster of unique services catering to the whole person
By Jennifer Altmann
Rudy Loewenstein, volunteer coordinator for Greenwood House’s Meals on Wheels, with Barbara Goodman of Lawrenceville. Photos by Jennifer Altmann
June 19, 2019, 11:45 am
‘Tremendous’ work ethic of 97-year-old keeps Meals on Wheels running smoothly
By Jennifer Altmann
Owner Dan Richelson, with platter, with some of his employees, from left, Victor Hernandez, Sam Markman, Mindy Michaelson O’Connor, Jake Saslawsky, and Joe Mafia.
January 21, 2019, 11:29 am
Kosher deli keeps them coming back for more
Fred and Murry’s, a six decade tradition, endures
By Jennifer Altmann
Panelists include, from left, Patricia Teffenhart, Stanley Goodman, and Helen Archontou. Photos courtesy NCJW/Essex
November 14, 2018, 1:17 pm
In wake of #MeToo, fight against sexual abuse persists
By Jennifer Altmann
Mikie Sherrill, Democratic candidate for Dist. 11 Photos by David Thomas
October 17, 2018, 11:27 am
Sherrill, Webber make final push to win Jewish vote
By Jennifer Altmann
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