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Monthly Message
Dear
Friends,
We were
all deeply concerned about the act of vandalism that took place last week at
the Bnos Sanz Girls' School in Union
City.
Although
authorities do not believe at this time that the arson constituted a hate crime,
the episode shows how vulnerable Jewish institutions are, even in the United States. We applaud the citizens and authorities in Union City for their
quick and committed response to this episode and are grateful that nobody was injured
and that property damage was minimal.
As demonstrated
by the responses we received to our email alert about this incident last week,
very few members of the broader Jewish community are even aware of the Bnos Sanz
school or of the small but vibrant Hassidic community that resides in Union
City, where the two most common local languages may well be Spanish and
Yiddish. Likewise, many members of the
Jewish community are almost wholly unaware of the many other local synagogues and of the
wide variety of Jewish religious, social and cultural groups in the area. HudsonJewish is working to remedy this through
such activities as our booth at the Hoboken Street Fair this Sunday, our
informative website, and this newsletter.
We are doing our best to live up to our motto, "HudsonJewish: Connecting Our Community."
HudsonJewish
invites you to visit all of our local Jewish institutions, many of which are
stunning architectural achievements and living symbols of the illustrious
history of Jewish life in Hudson
County. Visits to Congregation Mount Sinai in Jersey City Heights,
Temple Emanu-el
in Bayonne, Temple
Beth-El on Kennedy Boulevard, Temple Israel
Community Center in Cliffside
Park, and Congregation B'nai Jacob on Jersey City's West Side are as inspiring as they are informative. Each of these synagogue communities is unique;
all are welcoming, and hold fascinating and fun events. Most are easily accessible by Light Rail
and/or have reasonable amounts of parking.
Perhaps
the most significant local event of the year is the Hoboken Arts & Music
Festival, to take place this Sunday May 3rd. The United Synagogue of Hoboken, Chabad of
Hoboken and HudsonJewish will all have booths at the fair, so make sure to stop
by to meet other local Jewish people and learn more about the community.
Thank you for being part of our community!
- Matt
Meistrich, HudsonJewish Trustee
PS. HudsonJewish extends its best wishes for a
quick recovery from surgery to Rabbi Shammai Engelmayer of Temple Israel
Community Center in Cliffside
Park. Rabbi Engelmayer has
been a strong supporter of Jewish communal unity in general and of HudsonJewish in particular.
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Sunday Morning Film Series at Temple Emanu-el
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Sundays
from 8:30-11AM, Temple Emanu-el of Bayonne presents a morning film series beginning on May 3 with "Talmud," Director
Pierre-Henry Salfati's documentary on the history of the Talmud. Other films in the series include:
"Inheritance"
(May 24), about Monika Hertwig, daughter of Nazi war criminal Amon Goeth, (portrayed
by Ralph Feinnes in "Schindler's List") and her encounter with Helen
Jonas-Rosenzweig, Goeth's Jewish maid and slave.
"Madame
Rosa," (May 31) an affectionate French drama by Moshe Mizrahi about a retired prostitute
who earns her living taking care of other prostitutes' children, and her
relationship with an Arab boy. ("Madame
Rosa" won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film).
Contact Andrew or Charlene Platizky, 201-437-7926.
Sunday morning service at 8:30, refreshments at 9:15, film at 9:30. |
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May Events
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To post your own organization's events to the HudsonJewish community calendar, email Honorary Trustee Jessica Lemmon (Jessica@HudsonJewish.org) for a username and password. Posting events is the best way to avoid scheduling conflicts and broadcast your events (and existence) to the community. Dates/times/locations may change, so check the online calendar for updates.
Sunday,
May 3, 9AM-5PM: Hoboken Arts & Music Festival! Hoboken's annual spring street fair on Washington
Street is a highlight of the local calendar, and
the Jewish community will be well represented.
As you view the arts and crafts on sale, stop by the booths that will be
sponsored by HudsonJewish, United Synagogue of Hoboken and Chabad Lubavitch of Hoboken. This is an ideal opportunity to learn more
about the Jewish community and meet other members of it. We anticipate that a representative of The Jewish State may be joining us, so that you can learn about the Jewish newspaper that has begun serving our area.
Sunday,
May 3, 5PM: The Galim Dance Group (all
13-18 year olds from Israeli villages in the Jordan
Valley and by the Sea
of Galilee) will be performing at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center. Tickets are $10 ($5 per
child). The event is sponsored by Temple Emanu-el, Bayonne's
Conservative synagogue.
Sunday,
May 17, 4-7PM: The Con Vivo group's
Spring Quartet Festival in honor of Yom Yerushalayim. Music by Israeli composers and the world
premier of a new composition chosen from among 90 submissions. Con Vivo is a collective of musicians that
includes some of the New York
area's finest soloists and rising stars.
For more information check out the HudsonJewish calendar at
www.HudsonJewish.org. The event takes place
at Temple Beth-El of Jersey City
and is co-sponsored by United Synagogue of Hoboken.
Sunday, May 24, "Ineritance" at Temple Emanu-el
Sunday, May 31, "Madame Rosa" at Temple Emanu-el
Sunday,
May 31, 11AM-5PM Salute to Israel
Parade. This annual event is the largest
Jewish gathering in the New York
area. Join other members of the Hudson
County Jewish community, who will be meeting at the Hoboken PATH station at 10AM.
For more information contact Info@HudsonJewish.org.
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