‘Better Together’In 2005, Virginia Norfleet found an unusual brick, topped with a cross. She had knocked down an old house on Clinton Street in the Village of Haverstraw and was building a new one. She found the brick in the rubble. Curiosity sent her to 19th century… Feb 09 22February 09, 2022Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Remembering the NYC teacher’s strike of ’68When Erin Santana found herself teaching at a New York City public high school in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in 2013, she started wondering about the Jewish history of the neighborhood. After all, her great grandparents had lived there a century ago. She… Jan 12 22January 12, 2022Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Yiddishist unearths Leonia’s historyEvery now and then, we like to revisit a story this paper published a few years back and check in with its protagonist. As longtime Jewish Standard readers will well recall, we published a profile about a young Yiddishist from Leonia named David… Aug 18 21August 18, 2021Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
New Jersey Reform Jews flex political muscle“This is the day the Lord has made,” Governor Phil Murphy said, quoting from Psalm 118. The governor was speaking at the Calvary Baptist Church in Paterson, the date was June 18, and the occasion was the signing of the Fair Chance in Housing Act — a… Jul 14 21July 14, 2021Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Finding his voice in Yiddish songSinger Anthony Russell to perform and discuss his music online for Rutgers After years as an opera performer, Anthony Russell found room for his voice at Congregation Sons of Israel in Nyack. The year was 2010, and he had recently converted to… Apr 14 21April 14, 2021Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Uncentering whiteness in Jewish lifeLast summer, the death of George Floyd at the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin brought a renewed burst of energy to the Black Lives Matter movement, sparked demonstrations across the country, and put books about America’s racial… Feb 24 21February 24, 2021Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
It happened hereIt happened here. That’s the message Teaneck’s Enslaved African Memorial Committee hopes to send, with a planned memorial to enslaved Africans on the green in front of Teaneck’s town hall. And by here, they mean Teaneck, New Jersey, where enslaved… Dec 02 20December 02, 2020Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Uncovering white Christian privilegeIndian-born FDU professor to speak for National Council of Jewish Women Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi sounds like a Jewish grandmother. At least, she sounds like one of my Jewish grandmothers, which is to say that she has an Atlanta accent; my… Nov 11 20November 11, 2020Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Remembering togetherState Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck is proud to be “grandmothering” the proposed “Garden of Human Understanding,” which will memorialize the Holocaust and African slavery in the green in front of the Teaneck municipal complex.… Jun 14 18June 14, 2018Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Mississippi burning, rememberedIt was a summer that changed lives. It was a fight for American democracy in the face of terrorism. It was dubbed “Freedom Summer,” and it drew 700 college students and young adults to help Mississippi activists fight for civil rights. Free Sign Up… Jul 25 14July 25, 2014Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
