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In Memory of Shimon Peres z"l

The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey mourns the passing of Shimon Peres z"l, former president of Israel, Nobel Prize winner, and visionary for the state of Israel and the Jewish people.

The Jewish Federation of North America issued the following tribute. 

The Jewish Federation…

Governor Christie Releases Funds That Will Benefit the Jewish Community

The Jewish Federation is delighted to share the attached press release issued this week by the State of New Jersey Office of the Governor. Governor Christie ordered the immediate release of $33.4 million in appropriations to benefit more than a dozen initiatives benefiting children and famil…

Campus Zionists don’t need safe spaces. They need self-confidence.

As our children return to school, many on college campuses, Seffi Kogen, the American Jewish Committee’s assistant director for campus affairs, offers these thoughts about on-campus anti-Semitism and the University of Chicago’s recent statement on trigger warnings and safe spaces.

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Governor Christie Signs The Secure Schools for All Children Act

On behalf of our partners at the Orthodox Union, the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey is proud to share this press release and extends gratitude to Governor Christie for signing the Secure Schools for All Children Act into law, which offers historic non-public student security fu…

Tributes and Memorial Gifts - August 2016

Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey

To Arthur Cohen and Family, in memory of Barbara Cohen, from Barbara and Leonard Littman; to David Cohen and Family, in memory of Barbara Cohen, from Conner Strong & Buckelew, the Eustace Foundation; to Michael Wasserman, for a speedy recovery, f…

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