Trenton's Jews

Yom Kippur I ntroduction Yom Kippur is one of the most important holidays of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast, and/or attend synagogue services on this day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishri .  The name “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement,” and it is a day set aside to “afflict the soul” to atone for the sins of the past year. During the Days of Awe , God inscribes our names in either the Book of Life or Death. On Yom Kippur, the judgment entered in these books is sealed.  Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d, not sins against another person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting the wrongs you committed against them if possible.  On the eve of Yom Kippur, some religious Jews practice a ritual known as  Kapparah ( כפרה ‎). Yom Kippur is a Sabbath  day; no work can be performed on Yom Kippur. During the

8 5 years ago Time Magazine published a cover story about Hitler’s campaign of blame against Jews But few understood the full import of its meaning. http://time.com/5327279/ushmm-americans-and-the-holocaust/

Please make your answers as personal as possible, since it’s stories like yours that will take this project from the abstract to vital reality for many readers.  Please use names, dates and relationships wherever possible, and make your answers as detailed as needed in order to be as compelling as possible. Note — you may not have personal stories or connections in answer to some of the questions, but your  general  answers will still be valuable.  (Example: some may answer “my great grandfather Richard …” while others answer “So many of the families …”) 1)  WHO is buried in the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Trenton? 2) When was the last time you visited the cemeteries?  Why did you visit?  What did you observe on your visit? 3)  Why is it important to you/your family that the cemeteries be restored and maintained? 4)   Why is it important to the Community that the cemeteries be restored and maintained.? PLEASE REPLY ASAP — THIS WEEK. Send to Paul Schindel

5th Grade Jr. 3, 1944 Thanks to Biff Montana

Tisha B’Av Five misfortunes befell our fathers ... on the ninth of Av. ...On the ninth of Av it was decreed that our fathers should not enter the [Promised] Land, the Temple was destroyed the first and second time, Bethar was captured and the city [Jerusalem] was ploughed up. - Mishnah  Ta'anit 4:6 ...Should I weep in the fifth month [Av], separating myself, as I have done these so many years? -Zechariah 7:3 In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month ...came Nebuchadnezzar ... and he burnt the house of the L-RD... -II Kings 25:8-9 In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month... came Nebuchadnezzar ... and he burnt the house of the L-RD... - Jeremiah 52:12-13 How then are these dates to be reconciled? On the seventh the heathens entered the Temple and ate therein and desecrated it throughout the seventh and eighth and towards dusk of the ninth they set fire to it and it continued to burn the whole of that day. ... How will the Rabbis then [explain the c

Kindergarten Junior #3, 1950 Jill Rosmarin Babcock RN I’m first row, fourth from left, Joan Stark on right side; Eileen Wolkstein on  the left. Paula Albert and I used to be able to identify everyone....old age has changed that! Second photo is from celebration at Cadwalader Park, circa 1950’s. I’m second from left, first row.....can identify Carol Levine, Hinda Roth, Ellen Garber, Howard Berger and others. 6th from Left Jill Weber Martha Brahms third from right, next to Gayle Lewis and Philip Drucker(I think). Martha Kleinman Brahms

Jill Rosmarin Babcock RN 7 hrs 1957...I think. Sitting: Me (jill Rosmarin) and Paula Albert. Standing L-R: Barry Rank, Ellen Garber, Hinda Roth, Jeff Hilton, Carol Rabel, Donny Friedman and Susan Halbert. (Eileen Wolkstein) Notice that Susan and I are wearing the same outfit....not planned. Purchased from Arnold Constable (downtown Trenton on State Street).