Apparel Artifacts | Jewish Historical Society of Northern New Jersey

At the JHSNJ we have many apparel artifacts on display depicting the life and times of our history and heritage. Pictured below are samples from our collection. We hope viewing these artifacts will inspire you to search your own treasures which you may want to donate to our organization.

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BBG sweater — BBG (B’nai B’rith Girls) sweater donated by Bev Douma Severe. Bev is the sister of Dorothy Greene, a JHSNJ past president.

Volunteer Pinafore Barnert Memorial Hospital — Volunteer Pinafore for Barnert Memorial Hospital, donated by Beverly Douma Severe.

AZA Jacket — AZA {“Aleph Zadik Aleph” fraternity where the Hebrew letter “aleph stands for “ahava” (fraternal love), the Hebrew letter “z,” “zadik,” stands for “zedakah” (benevolence) and the second “aleph” for “ahdoot” (harmony, brotherhood} jacket from Jersey City’s Samuel Greenstone Chapter 201 donated by Allen Dauber. Date unknown.

Paterson YM-YWHA Jacket — Paterson YM-YWHA Jacket.

Paterson Cub Scout Uniform — Paterson Cub Scout Troop 65 uniform donated by Steve Verp.

B'nai B'rith basketball jacket — B'nai B’rith 1973-74 basketball Jacket donated by Steve Verp.