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

March 13th meeting recap

Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting at Adath Israel on Sunday morning.   We had an overflow crowd, and we moved the meeting from the chapel into the main sanctuary.  By my count, we had at least 65 people attend.  Thanks to Michael Aaron Rockland for a wonderful presentation on the Jews of New Jersey.  His photos and stories really set the tone for the morning.  I think he was amazed at how many of the photos that he showed had a Trenton area connection.

We were a little rushed at the end, but I appreciate everyone sticking around for the video.  I apologize for the audio problems and will be posting the video to this site very soon, so that you can watch it and share it.   Please, understand that it is not a finished product, but a sneak peek of what I hope will turn into a longer form documentary.

I have the sign-in sheet from yesterday and will be adding those names to the e-maill list.  I will send out a e-mails to everyone who signed in, inviting them to subscribe to this blog.  I hope to add entries on a regular basis and announce meetings and get-togethers.  This will also be a way of letting you know when more pictures go on-line and give you a place to add comments and identify those pictured.

Thank you again to Beverly Rubman, the chair of the Adath Israel Adult Education Committee, to Rick and Mary Lou Byer, who did the set-up yesterday and to Sylvia Schultz, Mark Litowitz, and Herman Finkle, who were in the video.

I look forward to putting together a committee to help promote the Trenton Jewish Project and raise awareness throughout the community.


Ed Alpern