Congregation Sharri Sholom (South Brunswick, N.J.)

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  • 1941: First organizational meeting is held in November; elected are Jacob Segal (president), Samuel Berk (treasurer), Samuel Dorfman (secretary) and Samuel Adler, Harry Horlick, Irving Mason, Herman Monhait, Mrs. Frank Wentraub and Abe Dobin (trustees).
  • 1942: Jewish Farmers Community Center of Middlesex County is incorporated in January; purchases 240 cemetery plots at Washington Cemetery in Deans; establishes a Women's Committee; purchases land on which a new building is dedicated in December.
  • 1943: Amends bylaws to permit officers to be re-elected for as many terms as they wish to serve; in January Sunday Hebrew School is first offered; in August the Women's Committee changes its name to the Ladies Auxiliary, as a membership increase dictates a more formal organization.
  • 1962 or 1963: Changes its official name to "The Jewish Community Center of South Brunswick"; the synagogue name becomes Congregation Sharri Sholom ("Gates of Peace").
  • 1960s: Sunday School children disbursed to other schools (due to a lack of children).
  • 1967: Population changes in the area bring in more young families with children who want a communal leader, resulting in the appointment of the first Rabbi, Eugene Katz (part-time; September-June), a senior at the Conservative Seminary in New York City.
  • 1970: The Ladies Auxiliary changes its name to the Sisterhood (as a result of the addition of many new members, which broadens the scope of its activities); in December a new building addition is dedicated, with room for an expanded and revitalized Sunday School.
  • 1973 - 1974 : Explores the possibility of merging with Congregation Beth Shalom, Kendall Park.
  • 1975: Acquires adjacent property of four acres in May and in September establishes a nursery school.
  • 1976: A proposed merger with Congregation Beth Shalom is again called off; in August, appoints Rabbi Stephen O. Parnes (who serves to July 31, 1978).
  • 1978: Board and congregation approve "founding resolution" for merger with both the North Brunswick Jewish Community Center and Congregation Beth Shalom (of Kendall Park, South Brunswick Township).
  • 1981: Merger is completed; merged congregation adopts a new name (B'nai Tikvah) and then or subsequently locates in North Brunswick Township.

From the guide to the Inventory to the Records of the Congregation Sharri Sholom, 1955-1979, bulk 1970-1979, (Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.)

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