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New Jersey State House in Trenton
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - Revenge of the Electric Car
7:00 pm, Princeton, NJ
Full showing of the movie with the director, Con-sponsored by American Jewish Committee & Princeton Public Library.
Monday, March 12, 2012 - Central Region 2012 President's Circle Event
7:30 pm Coffee & 8:00 pm Program, Princeton
Noted foreign affairs editor, Bret Stephens, will be the guest speaker.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Central Board Meeting
7:15 pm, Private Home
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - Central AJC Annual Dinner
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville, NJ
Herbert Horowitz will be honored with the 2012 Philip Forman Human Relations Award.
Sunday, June 3, 2012 - Israel Parade NY
11 am - 4 pm
Who we are
AJC's Central New Jersey Region, founded in 1944, has more than 300 member families who live in Mercer and Middlesex counties and across the border in Pennsylvania. Princeton, Lawrenceville, Trenton and Bucks County are the areas of residence for a majority of the membership.
The Central Region is actively engaged in improving intergroup and interfaith relations in the community, sponsoring programs that address the issues of stereotyping, civil rights, racism and prejudice and providing programs that focus on political, cultural and spiritual topics relevant to American Jews. Chapter members are also engaged in political advocacy and lobbying state and national legislators on issues that involve Israel, global anti-Semitism, terrorism, energy, church-state separation, immigration and civil and religious liberties.
Signature Programs:
Annual Day Trip to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Clergy students from Princeton Theological Seminary participate in this day long trip sponsored by Central New Jersey in coordination with Jewish and non-Jewish area clergy and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education for more than 50 students, many of whom are part of the International Masters Program. This trip includes a strong educational component prepared by the chapter along with personal testimony from Holocaust survivors. More than 350 students, most of whom will become teachers, pulpit leaders and communal leaders have participated in these trips since 2002.
Ira Silverman Teen Leadership Conference
The Central New Jersey Region sponsors an annual leadership conference for area high school students with proven leadership skills, who meet to address issues of contemporary concern. The half day conference integrates a performance by Living Voices with small group facilitator-led discussions during which the students address the themes of stereotyping, civil rights, racism and prejudice. Living Voices presentations are unique multi-media educational programs that include a live actor interacting with archival footage to tell the story of a seminal time in history.
Previous conference participants have viewed Through the Eyes of a Friend, which tells the story of Anne Frank after she has been captured through the eyes of her best friend.
Living Voices presentations are part of the chapter’s prejudice-reduction campaign and are a highly effective way to teach about civil rights and the dangers of prejudice. It is appropriate for middle school, high school or college classes; for churches, mosques and synagogues; for civic organizations and for corporate diversity programs. Living Voices is a non-profit production company based in Seattle. The Central New Jersey office donates staff time to act as the exclusive promoter and booking agent for this presentation and four others in the state of New Jersey. Over 170,000 students have seen these presentations in public and private schools, churches and synagogues.
Israel Advocacy
Members and staff have created a concise and compelling PowerPoint presentation entitled “Understanding Israel.” AJC staff offers training to those interested in becoming presenters at area churches or civic groups. Call our office for additional information.
Princeton Society
Princeton University students are selected to join AJC's Princeton Society and meet with members at events held in private homes during the academic year.
Third Thursday Breakfast Discussions
Members meet each month for stimulating discussions on subjects which are of priority interest to the American Jewish community and to American Jewish Committee - past topics include: What Does It Mean To Be Pro-Israel?, Religion and the Courts: Is the Wall of Separation Being Breached?, What is Happening on Campus?: Israel and the Middle East through the Eyes of Princeton Theological Seminary Students, America's Energy Future: Do We Have One? Contact us for details.
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