This program explores one hundred years of Jewish life in South Jersey, tracing the remarkable journey from the agricultural colonies of Alliance, Norma, and Rosenhayn to the thriving Jewish communities of Atlantic City and the surrounding region. Beginning with the arrival of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the late nineteenth century, the presentation examines how Jewish farmers, laborers, shopkeepers, and community leaders helped shape the social, cultural, and spiritual landscape of Jewish South Jersey over the past century.

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