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Morristown Jewish Center

Morristown Jewish Center, officially Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael, abbreviated as MJCBY, is a Conservative congregation and synagogue located in Morristown, New Jersey, in the United States. It was formally incorporated in 1899, while its building was constructed in 1929. MJCBY is affiliated with Conservative Judaism although originally having started as an Orthodox congregation. It is the oldest active congregation in Morristown, having a significant historic Jewish community during its era of peak significance. History The first known Jews to settle in Morristown came in the 1850's, and the first Jewish child in the area was born in 1860, with several Jewish families being resident by the end of the 1860's. These families were primarily of German-Jewish heritage. Starting in the 1890's Eastern European Jews began to settle in the area, who would in time become the majority of the Jewish population of the area. During the early part of the 1890's, Ashkenazi Jews would travel to other locales in the New York City metro area for High Holiday services, but this changed in the mid-1890's when a group of local Jews took up a collection to buy a Torah scroll in New York City for $35. The first known minyan met at a home at 4 Race Street in Morristown on January 24, 1895. In 1898, the decision was made to formally incorporate as the "House of Israel of Morristown, New Jersey" (Beit Yisrael) which took place on January 5, 1899. On November 4, 1929 the congregation opened a Jewish community center. but due to the stock market crash of 1929, the community struggled to pay off the notes for the construction. In the early 1900s, Speedwell Avenue was a hub for peddlers and small businesses many of which were Jewish-owned. Since then, much of the community has moved to suburbs such as Randolph and Morris Plains. Morristown still today, however, maintains a significant Jewish community with MJCBY, orthodox shul Ahavath Yisrael, and Lubavitch yeshiva Rabbinical College of America. 20th century to present In 1998, the congregation was mentioned alongside two other local synagogues in the remarks of Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen on the floor of Congress. As of 2021, the congregation has an active scholar-in-residence program. References External links Official website
Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building

The Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building is located at Pavilion and Lafayette Avenues near the Riverside station in Riverside Township of Burlington County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1978, for its significance in architecture, industry, and entertainment. History In 1852, Samuel Bechtold began constructing the oldest part of the building, the Pavilion Hotel. In 1892, Theophilus Zurbrugg, owner of the Philadelphia Watch Case Company, purchased it. In 1906, the company started construction of the larger building, completed in 1908. The company folded in the mid-1950s and the building was fully vacant by 1977. An engineering firm and the Riverside Historical Society had offices on the first floor later in the century but the building was again fully vacant by 2017. In 2016, the building was purchased by Raphael Weiss for redevelopment. During construction, he falsified construction permits, pleading guilty in 2022. As of 2024, Sheharyar Shaikh had purchased the building and was proceeding with implementing redevelopment plans for conversion into a residential building approved by the township in 2021. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey References External links Media related to Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building at Wikimedia Commons
Breidenhart

Breidenhart is a historic castle-like house built in 1894 by Samuel Leeds Allen and located at 255 East Main Street in Moorestown, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977, for its significance in art, architecture, commerce, and music. It was added as a contributing property to the Moorestown Historic District in 1990. The building is now owned by the Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey. History In 1894, Samuel Leeds Allen, inventor of the Flexible Flyer sled, commissioned architect Walter Smedley to design his new residence. Allen named it Breidenhart, meaning "broad hearth stone". In 1918, after Allen's death, the house was sold to Eldridge R. Johnson, founder and president of the Victor Talking Machine Company. In 1947, after Johnson's death, it was sold to the Lutheran Home of New Jersey. Description The house is a two and one-half story stone building featuring Queen Anne architecture and a polygonal corner turret. It is located on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) landscaped lot. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey References External links Historical Society of Moorestown. "Lutheran Home". Historical Marker Database.
Lake Rogerene

Lake Rogerene (or Rogerine) is a privately managed 9–acre lake in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, within the boundary of Roxbury Township and encircled by the loop road Rogerene Way. The lake is managed by the Lake Rogerene Civic Association. In October 2020, three hiking paths were opened around the lake, called the Lake Rogerene Trails, with a total trail distance of 0.92 miles (1.48 km). History Lake Rogerene was originally called Mountain Pond when roughly 30 families from New London arrived in the area in the early 18th Century. The settlers where Rogerenes – a Christian group with practices similar to those of the Quakers. There is some debate as to the exact date of their arrival, with official records citing 1734, although one writer at the time mentions the Rogerenes coming to the area prior to 1708. Official records state that the name of the lake was changed to Lake Rogerene in 1925. By 1780 most of the original Rogerene settlers had left the area or mingled into the general population. Since the early 20th Century, the area has developed into a small lakeside community with summer homes around the edge and a small beach used by residents. Ecology There are several species of fish found in the lake, including largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), chain pickerel (Esox niger), and spotted bass (M. punctulatus). Lake Rogerene has historically suffered from severe infestations of the invasive aquatic weed, Eurasian milfoil, and associated sediment build-up. Invasive weed management In 2019 the Lake Rogerene Civic Association commissioned a nature-based biotechnology remediation programme, to deal with the excessive growth of invasive aquatic weeds (predominantly Eurasian milfoil). These weeds choked the waters, while the lake had also been getting gradually shallower as organic sediment from decomposed weeds built up on the bottom in annual seasonal die-offs. In July 2019, a bathymetric scan of the lake showed that the total volume of the water in the lake was 56.79 acre-feet (70,050 m3), average depth was 6.28 feet (1.91 m) and maximum depth was 9.6 feet (2.9 m). An initial herbicide treatment killed off most of the invasive weeds in May 2020, but this added to the organic sediment build-up on the lake floor; the following month the total volume of the water in the lake was 52.41 acre-feet (64,650 m3) and average depth was 5.8 feet (1.8 m). Enzymatic bio-dredging was then used to digest this organic sediment and remediate the water quality in the lake. As of October 2020, bathymetric scanning showed the lake to contain a total water volume of 58.72 acre-feet (72,430 m3). The average depth of the lake was 6.49 feet (1.98 m), with a maximum depth of 10.77 feet (3.28 m). References
Свято-Владимирское кладбище

Свято-Владимирское кладбище (англ. St. Vladimir’s Cemetery) — русское православное кладбище в штате Нью-Джерси, США. Расположено в тауншипе Джэксон округа Ошен. На кладбище три основных сектора, где похоронены русские эмигранты, казаки и буддисты-калмыки. История С конца XIX века и до начала Второй мировой войны в Нью-Джерси прибыло несколько волн русских эмигрантов. Среди них было множество представителей белого движения. В 1935 году для захоронения представителей общины русских эмигрантов в тауншипе Джэксон было основано Свято-Владимирское кладбище. В 1968 году на кладбище была построена церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (изначально часовня). В 1971 году была построена часовня Иоанна Крестителя в память о выдаче казаков в Лиенце. В 1991 году для часовни был изготовлен иконостас (авторы П. В. Добролюбов и К. А. Протопопов). Захоронения 15 декабря 1952 года на кладбище был перезахоронен белый генерал Антон Иванович Деникин. Его могила располагалась южнее церкви Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы. В 2005 году его останки были перезахоронены в Москве на кладбище Донского монастыря. На Свято-Владимирском кладбище также похоронены генералы Фёдор Абрамов и Пётр Попов, композитор Александр Гречанинов, создатель хора донских казаков Сергей Жаров, скульптор и иллюстратор Сергей Корольков, химик Владимир Ипатьев. На кладбище множество могил кубанских и донских казаков. Имеются памятники, посвящённые врачам, профессорам, библиотекарям и солдатам. Перед церковью установлен обелиск, увенчанный звездой, посвящённый местным жителям, погибшим во время высадки в Нормандии. Среди памятников можно найти абстрактную мраморную фигуру и рыцаря с мечом почти в натуральную величину. В задней части кладбища расположен участок, где похоронены десятки калмыцких буддистов. Их могилы из серого гранита украшены мандалами и эмалированными портретами умерших. Примечания
Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church and Rectory

The Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church and Rectory is located at 704 Jefferson Street in the City of Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey. It was constructed during the tenure of Rev. Michael Gori, who was pastor of the parish from 1921 to 1937. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 2015, for its significance in architecture, religion, and ethnic heritage from 1925 to 1949. History and description The church was designed by the Italian-American architect Anton Louis Vegliante using Renaissance Revival style. It was built from 1925 to 1927 by Louis Infante and Son using yellow brick with stone details. The four-story bell tower on the southwest corner is a city landmark and features four cast bronze bells, dedicated to St. Ann, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Francis, and the Immaculate Conception. The interior of the church was decorated by the ecclesiastical artist, Gonippo G. Raggi, and includes paintings, statuary, and stained glass windows. Raggi also decorated the Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church in New Brunswick. In 1927, the Society Madonna dei Martiri was founded in Hoboken and became affiliated with St. Ann's Parish, placing a statue of Madonna in the church and using it for a procession through the city streets during the Feast of Madonna dei Martiri. The society switched its affiliation to St. Francis Church in 1948. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark References External links Media related to Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church (Hoboken, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons Official website
Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church

The Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church is a historic church building located at 190 Sandford Street in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was constructed during the tenure of Rev. Pasquale Mugnano (1888–1971), from Naples, who was pastor of the parish from 1923 to 1970. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 2010, for its significance in art and architecture from 1928 to 1959. History and description The church was designed by Philadelphia architect Clyde Smythe Adams, Sr., in the Romanesque Revival style for the Italian-American community in New Brunswick. It was constructed from 1928 to 1929 by the John P. Hallahan construction company. Built using granite blocks with lighter stone trim, it features twin bell towers 90 feet (27 m) high. In the 1930s, ecclesiastical artist, Gonippo G. Raggi, decorated the interior extensively, including large murals. The church also features 28 stained glass windows. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen References External links Media related to Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Church (New Brunswick, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
16th Street Park

16th Street Park, also known as Dominico – 16th Street Park, is a municipal park in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located on the west side of the city along the Newark Bay across from Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is a component of the Hackensack River Greenway. History The park was developed as a Works Progress Administration project. The park is named in dedication to G. Thomas DiDomenico, who was mayor of Bayonne from 1955–1959. In 2016 funding was provided for the creation of a 700-foot-long stretch of waterfront south of the main park for a rocky beachfront and elevated eight foot wide boardwalk. In 2022, a memorial bench to honor Jersey City Police detective Joseph A. Seals who lost his life in connection to the 2019 Jersey City shooting, was created. Facilities An amphitheatre, the municipal pool (1997), a firing range, and a boat launch can be found at the park. There are courts for handball, tennis, basketball, volleyball and pickleball as well as fields for baseball, softball, and soccer. Walking paths, a boardwalk, and kayak launch are found along the Hackensack River Greenway. See also Collins Park (Bayonne, New Jersey) Hudson County Park System References
St. George's Anglican Church (Helmetta, New Jersey)

St. George's Anglican Church is a historic Anglican parish in Helmetta, New Jersey. Built as St. George's Episcopal Church to serve families residing in the company town for George Washington Helme's snuff mill, the congregation left the Episcopal Church in 2010 and joined the Anglican Church in North America. History Before his death in 1893, Helme planned the church for mill workers residing in Helmetta. Architect William Horatio Day designed the church, parsonage and lych gate in a Queen Anne Gothic style. The church was built by Helme's family and heirs in 1894. A stone parish hall was added in the 1960s. In 2010, as part of the broader Anglican realignment in North America, St. George's agreed to pay a settlement to the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey to leave the Episcopal Church with its property. The church joined the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, affiliated with the Church of Nigeria, and the Diocese of CANA East, which eventually became the Diocese of the Living Word. Architecture The G.W. Helme Snuff Mill Historic District is a classic example of a late 1800s mill town. St. George's is today a contributing property to the historic district, which was named to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1980, and to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on August 15, 1980. The NRHP nomination for the district describes St. George's exterior as a "somewhat awkward, idiosyncratic variation on Queen Anne gothic," with stone gable-end walls, shingled side walls, a stone side tower and lancet arch windows. References External links St. George's Anglican Church website
Taylor's Mill Historic District

Taylor's Mill Historic District, a 26-acre (11 ha) historic district featuring the gristmill Taylor's Mill, is located along Taylor's Mill Road and Rockaway Road near Oldwick in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1992 for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, industry, and military. The district boundary was increased by 8 acres (3.2 ha) in 1997 to cross the Rockaway Creek and extend into Tewksbury Township. History Colonel John Taylor (1744–1811) built this grist and flouring mill c. 1760 on the Rockaway Creek. It supplied grain for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The mill had many subsequent owners, including Eleanor and Manning McCrea. On April 5, 2024, the mill suffered damage from the 2024 New Jersey earthquake, a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook much of the Northeast United States. The mill and surrounding area are slated to be restored. Gallery See also McCrea Mills, New Jersey References External links Media related to Taylor's Mill Historic District at Wikimedia Commons "Taylor's Mill Historic District". The Historical Marker Database. "Col. John Taylor's Grist Mill". The Historical Marker Database. "Revolutionary War Sites in Readington Township, New Jersey". Taylor's Mill Historic District Marker / Colonel Taylor's Gristmill
Joseph Stout House

The Joseph Stout House, also known as the Hunt House and the Weart–Hunt House, is a historic stone house built in 1752 and located on Province Line Road in the Stoutsburg section of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974, for its significance in military and religion history. History and description The fieldstone house was built in 1752 by Joseph Stout, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Hopewell. It is located on a hillside, the north elevation is two stories high and the south is three. During the American Revolutionary War, John Price Hunt lived here. On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth. In 1789, Wilson Stout sold the property to Jacob Weart. In 1853, Spencer Weart may have made extensive changes to the house. It remained in the Weart family until 1928. Currently it is owned by Robert Wilson, who planted the Pheasant Hill Vineyard above and below the house. Pheasant Hill is tended to by Unionville Vineyards, of which Wilson is also owner. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War References External links Media related to Weart-Hunt House at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-289, "Weart–Hunt House, Stoutsburg-Amwell Road, Hopewell, Mercer County, NJ", 7 photos, 19 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material
St. Andrew Memorial Church

Die St. Andrew Memorial Church (ukrainisch Собор святого Андрія Первозванного/Sobor Swjatoho Andrija Perwoswannoho, deutsch Sankt-Andreas-Gedächtniskirche) ist die orthodoxe Hauptkirche der Ukrainisch-orthodoxen Kirche der USA (Teilkirche innerhalb des Ökumenischen Patriarchats) am Ufer des Raritan River in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, Vereinigte Staaten. Die aus Spenden finanzierte Kathedrale wurde im Stil des ukrainischen Barocks zwischen 1955 und 1965 errichtet. Sie ist den Opfern des Holodomor und den Menschen, die sich für Freiheit und Recht einsetzten, gewidmet. Sie wurde am 10. Oktober 1965 vom orthodoxen Erzbischof Mstyslaw geweiht. Die Ikonostase wurde vom ukrainischen Künstler Petro Cholodnyj junior (Петро Петрович Холодний; 1902–1990) erstellt und das Kircheninnere in den Jahren 1980 bis 1996 vom ukrainischen Künstler Boris Makarenko dekoriert. Unter der Kirche befinden sich ein Museum und eine Bibliothek. Hinter der Gedächtniskirche liegt der St.-Andrew-Friedhof (Цвинтар святого Андрія), auf dem über 6000 ukrainische Emigranten beerdigt sind; darunter: Taras Borowez (1908–1981), Widerstandskämpfer im Zweiten Weltkrieg Petro Djatschenko (1895–1965), Militärführer Dmytro Donzow (1883–1973), Jurist, Publizist und Ideologe Petro Hryhorenko (1907–1987), Generalmajor, Dissident und Menschenrechtler Dokija Humenna (1904–1996), ukrainische Schriftstellerin Isydora Kossatsch-Boryssowa (1888–1980), ukrainische Agrarwissenschaftlerin Mstyslaw (Skrypnyk) (1898–1993), ukrainischer Kirchenführer Roman Kuptschynskyj (1894–1976), Dichter, Prosaschriftsteller, Journalist, Komponist und Literaturkritiker Wassyl Krytschewskyj (1873–1952), Maler und Architekt Mykola Lebed (1909–1998), Offizier und Politiker Jewhen Malanjuk (1897–1968), Dichter, Journalist, Essayist, Literatur- und Kunstkritiker, Übersetzer und Offizier Marija Liwyzka (1879–1971), Schriftstellerin und Aktivistin Andrij Liwyzkyj (1879–1954), Politiker und Jurist Mykola Liwyzkyj (1907–1989), Journalist, Exilpolitiker Oksana Ljaturynska (1902–1970), Dichterin und Bildhauerin Oleksandr Lotozkyj (1870–1939), Kirchen- und Kirchenhistoriker, Ökonom, Schriftsteller, Publizist, Diplomat und Politiker Borys Martos (1879–1977), Politiker und Ökonom Arkadija Olenska-Petryschyn (1934–1996), Grafikerin, Malerin, Kunstkritikerin und Herausgeberin Teodosij Osmatschka (1895–1962), Dichter, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer Pawlo Schandruk (1889–1979), Militärführer und Militärhistoriker Oleksa Stefanowytsch (1899–1970), Dichter und Literaturkritiker Stepan Wytwyzkyj (1884–1965), Jurist, Diplomat und Politiker Weblinks Einzelnachweise
St. Andrew Memorial Church (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)

St. Andrew Memorial Church (Ukrainian: Церква-пам'ятник святого Андрія Первозванного, literally the Memorial Church of St. Andrew the First-Called) is a Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral on Main Street, in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. It is the mother church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. The church is dedicated as a memorial to the victims of the Stalin-era Great Famine of 1932–33, and to all Ukrainians who died in the quest for liberty and national independence. The idea for a memorial church is credited to Archbishop Mstyslav (Skrypnyk), later Metropolitan, who had lamented in 1942 how many churches and cemeteries, and thus Ukraine's cultural and political leaders, had been destroyed under the Soviets. In 1950, work on his vision began with the acquisition of land in Somerset County. He engaged Ukrainian-Canadian architect George Kodak, who took inspiration from St Andrew's Church, Kyiv. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on July 21, 1955. The cemetery received its first burial in 1964, the Ukrainian sculptor Serhiy Lytvynenko, and the church was dedicated on October 10, 1965. The structure is a notable example of Ukrainian Baroque Cossack architecture. Later contributions to the interior ornamentation include mosaics and icons by Petro Cholodny the Younger, and woodcarving by Andreas Darahan. It is the focus of the Ukrainian Orthodox Center, whose 100-acre campus includes a cemetery, seminary, library, museum, and other facilities. The church and cemetery are the site of an annual pilgrimage on the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle in support and memory of the Ukrainian Orthodox innocent who perished in the Holodomor, the Chernobyl disaster, and in various conflicts. In the 1980s two bronze monuments for the church grounds were completed by the sculptor Peter Kapschutschenko. They depict Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky and St. Olga of Kyiv St. Andrew Cemetery Notable burials Ivan Bazarko (1910–1989), Polish lawyer and political activist Mstyslav (Skrypnyk), first Patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine Pyotr Grigorenko (1907–1987), one of the founders of the human rights movement in the Soviet Union Taras Borovets (1908–1981), Ukrainian resistance leader active during the Second World War References External links Church Web Site