Dec 28, 2016 | Fundraising
Lisa Barta, left, and Marilyn Semer at “Nice Work If You Can Get It” fund-raiser. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), West Morris Section, sponsored a fund-raising outing to see the Tony-winning musical comedy “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” on...
Dec 28, 2016 | Community Service
For the second year in a row, we’ll be harvesting seasonal farm-fresh produce at America’s Grow-a-Row, 150 Pittstown Road, Pittstown, NJ. The event will take place on Sunday, October 30, at noon. All produce we harvest will be given to those in need. This event is...
Dec 28, 2016 | Community Service
On April 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., our Section was part of the annual day of Jewish teen service, J-Serve, at the JCC in Whippany. Three-hundred-plus teens were in attendance. Under the direction of Dorothy Cohen, we explained to teenagers throughout the MetroWest...
Dec 28, 2016 | Community Service
Maud Dahme, a hidden child of the Holocaust and a champion of human rights around the world, told her story of triumphing over the anti-Semitism of Nazi Germany at the NCJW Diversity Contest Awards Ceremony at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway. Born in Holland in...
Dec 28, 2016 | Community Service
Paula Span, the New York Times “New Old Age” columnist, will give a special presentation titled “The Years Ahead: Caring for Yourself and Your Loved Ones—Wellness, Purpose and What Keeps Us Going,” on Sunday, May 3, at 10 a.m., at Temple Beth Sholom, 40-25 Fair Lawn...