Mother’s Day

The Ten Commandments order us to “Honor thy father and thy mother.” This Sunday is Mother's Day and an appropriate time to honor and celebrate our mothers. Below are photos of mothers and their children from years gone by. Please help us identify these folks and the dates of the photos. If you have historical photos of Jewish life in our North Jersey communities, please consider donating them to the JHSNJ. Happy Mother's Days to all our moms.

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Sue Shell and children — Sue Shell with her children Jean and Henry at the Paterson Vets Apartment complex.

Bernadine Jasper Mechanic with son — Patersonian new mom, Bernadine Jasper Mechanic, with her son, Lou, in 1947

Unidentified mother and three children — Unidentified mother with her three children.

Unidentified mother and children — Unidentified mother with her children

Y Mother's Day 1931 — Y” Mother’s Day program, May 10, 1931.

Y Mother's Day 1932 — “Y” Mother’s Day Program, May 8, 1932