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Adult Enrichment
Life Long Learning: Carole King: She Made the Earth Move with author Jane Eisner
Rita Apollon | TUE, DEC 30, 2025Jane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music. About the speaker: Jane Eisner is a widely published…
read more Adult Enrichment, life long learning Life Long Learning: Hamilton: The Man, The Musical, The Cultural Phenomenon with John Kenrick
Rita Apollon | TUE, DEC 30, 2025John Kenrick explores how the turbulent life of America’s most controversial founding father, Alexander Hamilton, inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda’s record-breaking hip-hop musical, revealing rare footage and backstage stories. About the speaker:…
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Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know
Rita Apollon | WED, DEC 17, 2025History teaches that antisemitism is a disease which begins with the Jews but does not end with them. Once unleashed, it often turns against other minority groups as well as…
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From Darkness to Light: Stories of Courage and Hope
Rita Apollon | WED, NOV 26, 2025Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ziv Abud and Eliya Cohen, survivors of the October 7th terror attack. For 505 days, Ziv fought tirelessly to bring her partner home…
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Hanukkah Concert & Celebration featuring Kol Dodi
Rita Apollon | WED, NOV 26, 2025Join us for a concert & celebration to commemorate Hanukkah. Kol Dodi is the Jewish Community Choir of Greater MetroWest NJ under the direction of Co-Conductors Cantor Anna West Ott…
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J-Films: Kazablan
Rita Apollon | TUE, NOV 11, 2025J-Films and The Center for Adult Enrichment Present Kazablan Celebrate the holidays with a classic Israeli musical comedy! Israeli acting and musical legend Yehoram Gaon stars as a Moroccan-born gang…
read more Adult Enrichment, film, jfilms, NJJFF Defying the Odds: A Journey of Resilience, Love, and Triumph with Jane Fischer
Rita Apollon | TUE, AUG 05, 2025Born with Joubert syndrome, Suzy Fischer defied the odds with her family’s support. Her mother Jane shares their powerful, hopeful story, drawn from her memoir, If You Knew Suzy. About…
read more Adult Enrichment, life long learning Bette Midler: Cherish Forever What Makes You Unique with John Kenrick
Rita Apollon | TUE, AUG 05, 2025Follow Bette Midler’s rise from Hawaiian roots to stardom in this lively celebration of the “Divine Miss M.” About the speaker: John Kenrick is a musical theatre historian, author, and…
read more Adult Enrichment, life long learning Sons of Baseball: Growing Up with a Major League Dad with Mark Braff
Rita Apollon | TUE, AUG 05, 2025Author Mark Braff will discuss his interviews with the sons of major league baseball players, exploring the perks, pressures, and frustrations that came with it. About the speaker: Mark Braff…
read more Adult Enrichment, life long learning One Community Event: Angela Buchdahl in Conversation with Abby Pogrebin
Rita Apollon | TUE, AUG 05, 2025Rabbi Angela Buchdahl discusses her inspiring journey from outsider to trailblazing spiritual leader, in conversation with writer Abby Pogrebin. About the speaker: Angela Buchdahl is the first Asian American ordained…
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