Tag: New Jersey Council for the Humanities
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East Brunswick Library to hold ‘Understanding America’ program series
The East Brunswick Public Library will offer the “Understanding America” program series to give the community the opportunity to learn about and discuss some of the biggest issues of the day. The series begins with the program “Special Interests in Politics: Draining the Swamp or Cultivating the Wetlands?” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. This program…
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Learn about South River photographers from the 1800s
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its next meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on April 24 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. “How New Jersey Photographers Captured Life Through Portraiture” tells the stories of men and women in the 1800s. This program, sponsored by…
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Roebling legacy will be discussed during Kingston Historical Society meeting
Historian and author Clifford W. Zink will present an illustrated program on the Roebling legacy at the Kingston Historical Society’s spring meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 5 at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston. Spanning 200 years, the story of the Roebling family and their bridge engineering and wire rope business chronicles innovation,…
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Spotswood Office on Aging will hold Franklin Roosevelt presentation
The Spotswood Office on Aging and Senior Resource Center will sponsor “Franklin Delano Roosevelt: An Arsenal for Democracy” presentation at noon on May 15 at the office, 1 Arlington Ave., Spotswood. The presentation will go back to Dec. 29, 1940, after Roosevelt had been reelected to an unprecedented third term in office. Roosevelt will be…
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Holocaust survivor to speak at Middlesex County College
Erwin Ganz will speak on “Enduring Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany and Thriving in America: A Story of Survival and Immigration” at 2 p.m. on April 12 in the Parkview Room in West Hall at Middlesex County College, Woodbridge Avenue, Edison. Ganz will present his story of growing up in Nazi Germany during the rise of…
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Gallery at Middlesex County College to feature photos of Auschwitz
An exhibit on loan from the Museum of Jewish Heritage will focus on Oświęcim, Poland – the town the Germans called Auschwitz – through photographs that trace the life of the town and its Jewish residents, from the 16th century through the post-war period. The exhibit is open weekdays through March 9, from 11 a.m.…