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United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ
Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest
The New Jersey Historical Society

invite you to a panel presentation

featuring presentations for noted Newark native sons

Marc Berson
 Chair, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Owner, Newark Bears

Jerome Gottesman
 Chairman, Edison Properties

Warren Grover
 Noted author, Nazis in Newark
Chair, Newark Historical Society
Past Chair, Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest

Lester Z. Lieberman
 Chair, Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey
Past Chair, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Dr. Victor Parsonnet
 Chairman, Board of Trustees, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, November 8
 7:30 p.m.

Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
 901 Route 10, Whippany

followed by dessert reception

to make your reservation
Please reply by Thursday, November 1

For additional information, call (973) 929-2994.

This panel presentation is presented as a supplement to the New Jersey Historical Society’s groundbreaking exhibition, What's Going On? Newark and the Legacy of the Sixties. The exhibition examines the social forces that led to the outbreak of urban rebellion in 1967 and the lasting impact on the people, landscape, institutions, and economy of the region. Through photographs, artifacts, period media, and oral histories, discover the diverse stories of how and why Newark – and the nation – changed in the 1960s and the struggle for renewal and rebirth since that time.