Events Information

Upcoming Events

Sunday, February 23, 2020 2 PM

(inclement weather date, March 1st at 2 PM)

Yoo - Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

This film is the humorous and eye-opening story of television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer, and star of The Goldbergs, a popular radio show for 17 years, which became television’s very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. Berg received the first Best Actress Emmy in history, and paved the way for women in the entertainment industry. The film includes interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actor Ed Asner, producers Norman Lear (All in the Family) and Gary David Goldberg (Family Ties), and NPR correspondent Susan Stamberg.

$10 members (per film), $12 non-members (per film)

Sunday, March 8, 2020 2 PM

(inclement weather date, March 8th at 2 PM)

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a feature length documentary film about an extraordinary baseball player who transcended ethnic and religious prejudice to become a hero for all Americans. Hank Greenberg’s achievements during the “Golden Age of Baseball” in the thirties and forties rivaled those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. As America’s first Jewish baseball star, he helped break down the barriers of discrimination in American sports and society. Greenberg was a beacon of hope to millions of

American Jews who faced bigotry during the Depression and World War II.

$10 members (per film), $12 non-members (per film)

Sunday, March 22, 2020 2 PM

Molly Picon: A Yiddish Gem

Star of Yiddish and Broadway Theater, Screen

and Television

Presented by

Dr. Diane Cypkin,

Professor of media and

communication arts at

Pace University

Join us for an afternoon of singing and storytelling.

This program is sponsored in part by a donation from Dean Ross.

$12 Members, $15 non-members

Thursday night, April 2, 2020 7 PM

Spring into the

MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS of your dreams

With Dr. Jay Levin, a relationship specialist with a Mars/Venus perspective.

Bring your spouse, partner or come by yourself and join us for an enjoyable, interesting and entertaining evening. You’ll leave with a toolbox of helpful hints, tips and suggestions to help enhance your love, marriage and relationships

Dr. Jay Levin, a licensed psychotherapist, in private practice in specializes in marriage and couples counseling, child counseling and adult therapy. He is one of very few psychotherapists personally trained by Dr. John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. He is a past president of the New Jersey chapter of a prestigious children’s therapy, and an active member of the Jewish Business Network. Dr. Levin holds an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and advanced degrees from Yeshiva University and California Coast College. He is private practice at Monmouth Focused Counseling Center in Colts Neck.

$8 members, $10 non-members

Sunday, April 19, 2020 2 PM

Growing Up Jewish in Rural New Jersey
A Talk by William Agress
Willaim Agress returns to the Museum to
present the story of his parents and
grandparents who lived in Perrineville. His
talk will include the forming of the
Perrineville Jewish Center, farming in the
area and how Perrineville was at one time a

mini “Catskills.”

$10 members, $12 non-members

Sunday April 26, 2020 2 PM

A Living Artist and her Work

A Talk by Artist Leora Asa

Leora Asa, a native Israeli and long-time Monmouth County resident has been represented in many local and national exhibitions. Long inspired by Cezanne, Gaugin, Chagall, and Klimt, Leora is proficient in a variety of uniquely stylized landscape, still life, and abstract art forms. Yet her range of artistic endeavors reach far beyond the canvas.

Her eclectic style can be seen in custom designed handmade rugs, exquisitely detailed wall hangings and assemblages, and murals for any application.

$10 members, $12 non-members

Sunday, May 17, 2020 2 PM

Yom Hashoah Program

Anne Frank, The Anne Frank House and
Anti-Semitism

A Talk by Dr. Dienke Hondius

Dr. Hondius is a prolific publisher of books and articles on anti-semitism, racism and World War II.
She is also an advisor and staff member at the Anne Frank House, where she helped create the first traveling exhibit entitled, The Anne Frank House in the World of 1929-1945.

$12 members, $15 non-members

Sunday, May 31, 2020 2 PM

A Journey from the Rabbinate to Cabaret Singer

Deborah Zecher has been singing all her life, primarily in the synagogue. In 1995, she was invited to be a guest speaker at a local synagogue, but asked if she could do a musical program instead and a new passion was born!

Join us for an enjoyable afternoon of song.

$15 members, $18 non-members

Sunday, June 14, 2020 4:30 PM

From Gershwin to Glass

A Concert by the
Bravura Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

performing compositions by

George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Karl Goldmark, and Philip Glass

$18 members, $20 non-members, $12 students
Sponsorship: $75
(includes two reserved seats plus name in program)