Scouting

North Jersey Jewish kids have been involved with scouting for many decades. Troops sponsored by local synagogues and YM-YWHAs are supported by the national and local councils of Jewish Committees on Scouting. The mission of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting (NJCOS) is to prepare young Jews to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of Judaism as expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Below are photos showing various past scout troops from our area.

Leon Finke, Boy Scouts Troup 7, Temple Emanuel, Paterson New Jersey, 1937 — Boy Scouts Troop 7 in front of Temple Emanuel, Paterson, NJ, 1937. Leon Finke, age 10 is in row 2, second from right.

Passaic Cub Scout Pack 112, Passaic New Jersey, garden flower project, Waldrich Pond, Hughes Lake — Passaic Cubs of Pack 112 working on a garden project. Shown front row L-r are Robert Lipson, Howard Marits, group den mother Mrs. Joseph Bloomfield (also mother of JHSNJ Board Member Rita Levin). Standing L-r are Allen Bloomfield, Richard Heller, and Michael Ploshnick. Date unknown.

Cub Scouts, Fair Lawn New Jersey, 1956, Evening News Building tour — Cub Scouts of Fair Lawn shown touring the Paterson Evening News Plant, 1956. See photo for names identification.

1958 YM-YWHA Girl Scout Troup 7, Paterson New Jersey, Hilda Gelman, Dora Goodbody, Evelyn Carlin, Herman Yucht, Florence Romanoff Schiller, Mrs. Felix Rosen, Helen Berger, Isadore Freeman, Florence Munsky, Evelyn Berger, Helen Rittenberg, Mrs. Samuel Hunter, Bea Berman, Harriet Bornstein, Maxine Rosenthal, Ann Stein, Shirley Yedwab, Mrs. Ned Bodner — YM-YWHA Girl Scout Troop 7 marks 35th year, April 16, 1958. See photo for names identification.

Paterson New Jersey, YMHA Girl Scout Troup 7, Niagara Falls trip 1963, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad bags — YMHA Girl Scout Troop 7 leaving for Niagara Falls, May 17, 1963. First row from L-r: ?, Jane Zimel, Cheryl Dorman ?, ?, ?. Second row L-r: ?, Arlene Miller, Eleanor Slaten, ?, ?, ?.