Passover is right around the corner

And Carol Zimmerman, a Trenton native, EDITOR'S NOTE--CAROL REPORTS THAT SHE IS NOT A TRENTON NATIVE, BUT MOVED FROM BRADLEY BEACH AT THE AGE OF 4 OR 5.  who now lives in Alabama has sent us this gem.

1946 Adath Israel Passover Seder

This is a picture of a Passover Seder at Adath Israel in 1946.  I have also added this picture to the photo galleries.  Click here to go there.   If you know someone in the picture, or if it's you in the picture, please add a comment and I'll make sure we add the id to the archive.

Thanks,


Ed

Passover approaches

As Passover approaches, we received this photo from 1946 today from Carol (Angstreich) Ziummerman, who now lives in Alabama.  This is a Seder at Adath Israel from 65 years ago.   Double click on the photo to blow it up.   Do you see yourself or a friend?  If so, leave a comment and I will tag the photo with the ID.  Do you have a story about that Passover or another one that you spent in Trenton.  Please add it to the comments section.  If the story is too long, leave it as separate comments.

Thank you Carol and please share the blog with your friends and family.

There are now 102 photos on the gallery of people.  Take a look,


https://picasaweb.google.com/TrentonJewishProject/JEWISHTRENTONPHOTOS#

Ed

Trenton Jewish Project update

Greetings all.

I am not a numbers person, but I am totally astounded by the power of the Internet.   I met with the Adath Israel Adult Education committee in late February to discuss plans for the March 13th meeting at which Professor Rockland and I spoke.  The committee suggested that I set up a website and print up some cards, so that people coming to the meeting could follow up with me.  I took their advice and set up the blog you are reading now.   I've always been intrigued by the idea of a blog, but had never done anything like this before.

Well, the response has been incredible.  The blog you are reading now got over 500 page views in the first month of its existence.  I have been receiving e-mails from people who were at the meeting, as well as people who have been contacted by people who came to the meeting.  I've gotten messages all the way from Israel to Alabama and they keep on coming.

Carol (Angstreich) Zimmerman who lives in Fairhope, Alabama has sent me some newspaper clippings and personal photos from 1946, 1947, and some from the early 1950's,  which I have added to this online album.

Please take a look and write comments below the pictures.

In an amazing coincidence, I found out from Adath Israel Rabbi Daniel Grossman that Tal Brody, who was the subject of a blog posting two weeks ago, was in the area last week.  I found out Tuesday evening and was able to meet up with him at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley on Wednesday.  He came to speak to the children about his career, starting out playing Biddy Basketball at the old YMHA on Stockton Street.  I showed him some of the JCC pictures that I included in the 2000 interview that I posted.  In fact, he asked me to send those photos to him, which I did.  I shot some video of him and hope to upload it to the blog in the coming weeks.  He spoke fondly of his days at the JCC and in Trenton.  Probably the neatest moment came when he explained how after leading Tel Aviv-Maccabi Elite to its first European League Championship in 1977, a reporter put a microphone in his face and he said, to paraphrase, that the victory, "put Israel on the map, not only in basketball, but in everything."   A group of Israeli teachers started singing a song based on those very words, which have become part of the pop culture of Israel.

Please keep telling your friends what we are doing and direct them to this website.  Keep those e-mails coming.

Thanks,

Ed