Tag: East Brunswick Hadassah
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East Brunswick community ‘getting past plastics one bottle at a time’
EAST BRUNSWICK – Getting past plastics one bottle at a time. That is the movement the East Brunswick Hadassah, the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force and Alpha Delta Kappa launched at a public forum as they hosted a panel to discuss alternatives to plastic, recycling habits and the adverse effects that plastic materials have on…
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East Brunswick Hadassah donates knitted hats to Jewish Family Services
The East Brunswick Hadassah Knit and Nosh group donated handmade hats and scarves to Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County. The group’s outreach co-chair, Sharon Dolled, presented JFS Director of Volunteer Services, Michelle B., with several boxes of the knittings. Women’s Center Coordinator, Lisa B., is getting ready to present her clients and their children…
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‘Therapist in the Hood’ discusses race, sexual abuse during East Brunswick Hadassah program
EAST BRUNSWICK – “Therapist in the Hood” and author of “Echoed in My Bones,” Lisa A. Sturm, gave a moving presentation of her experiences counseling in Irvington and read excerpts from her novel during a special Hadassah program. Sturm’s novel about twin sisters, black and white, who are separated at birth and raised in two…
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Chef, dietician offer food demo during ‘Every Bite Counts’ program by East Brunswick Hadassah
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRIS SULLIVAN Promoting its heart healthy initiative Every Bite Counts, the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah held an event at ShopRite of Spotswood on Jan. 29, coordinated by Vice President of Programming Beth Hoffman. ShopRite’s Chef Michael and Dietitian Maryrose Agel gave a presentation including food demonstration, samplings of super foods,…
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East Brunswick Hadassah members offer gift wrapping during the holiday season
‘Twas the day before Christmas And all through the mall Hadassah was wrapping For one and for all … Members of Hadassah’s East Brunswick chapter offered gift wrapping at the Brunswick Square Mall in East Brunswick from Dec. 8-24. Fran Katz, center, chairwoman of the gift wrapping program, and her helper Helene Gerson, left,…
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East Brunswick mayor declares October Hadassah month
EAST BRUNSWICK–Honoring its more than 45 years of community outreach and service, Mayor Brad Cohen has proclaimed the month of October “Hadassah Month” in East Brunswick. The East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah is part of the Hadassah Zionist fundraising organization for Israel, with more than 330,000 members, supporters and associates in the United States, according…
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Hadassah eats healthy in the ‘Garden of Vegan’
EAST BRUNSWICK – With a Jewish/Indian health theme, the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah held its annual membership gala in a “Garden of Vegan.” Leaders were dressed in saris, while members were treated to henna tattoos on Sept. 19 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center. There was a garden photo booth, a silent auction and…
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East Brunswick Hadassah holds presentation on famous female comediennes
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINE SULLIVAN Loretta Brooks, left, spoke about famous female comediennes at the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah’s meeting on Aug. 21 at Temple B’nai Shalom. All proceeds went to the Hadassah Medical Organization for its medical research and treatment. Also pictured is co-president Elaine Silver.
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East Brunswick Hadassah explores historic Roosevelt
Members and friends of the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah explored historic Roosevelt on June 17, learning how Roosevelt was created through Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal to house Jewish artisans and garment workers who had lived in the overcrowded slums of New York City. The utopian plan included a central city, surrounded by modest…