Election Day | Jewish Historical Society

This year’s Election Day (November 7) is as important as ever. As American citizens, we have the right to elect who we wish to represent us in our government. Many Jewish groups sponsor rallies and functions in support of their candidates and in turn politicians visit these groups to secure the Jewish voter’s support. No matter what your affiliation, you should assert your right to vote this coming Tuesday. Below are photos of Jewish groups at functions attended by politicians.

Standing is Congressman Robert Torricelli chatting with Larry and Marsha Eisen at a Teaneck/Hackensack UJA function, June 1986. Also seated at the table are Miriam and Arthur Hockheiser. Seated in the back are Arthur Joseph and Leo Gans.

N.J.US Senator Harrison Williams meets with a local Jewish group. Please help us identify the other gentlemen in the photo and the venue, location, date

The Barnert Ball, 1967.
Seated L-r are: (?), Edward Schotz, George Abrash, Archie Marous, (?), and Congressman Charles Joelson.
Standing L-r are: Harvey Schoenfeld, (?), Louis Schotz, Nathan Kluger, Herbert Katz, Herman Yucht, David Roth, Paterson Mayor Pat Kramer, Irving Brawer, and Ralph Gitkin.

Attendees at the Anabelle Shimkowitz Senior Center dedication, Passaic, NJ, May 17, 1987. Back row L-r: Imre Karaszegi, Fred Kuren, Estelle Greenberg, Helen Speigel. Seated in the front L-r: Gerald Goldman, Congressman Robert Roe, Seymour Shimkowitz, Nancy Shimkowitz.

Paterson Mayor Edward L. O’Byrne receiving a B’nai Brith award from Marge Bornstein, 1958. Who are the other gentlemen present?

In the upper left image we see Paterson Mayor Titus (second from the left) giving Moshe Sharett (Israeli’s second prime minister from 1954-9155) the key to the City of Paterson at an Israeli bond dinner, November 21, 1955. Left end is Jack Stern, Between Titus and Sharett is Irving Brawer Last on right is Herman Yucht.

A news clipping about Mrs. Rachel Zimmerman, grandmother of Rita Bloomfield of Passaic, who is voting for the first time after she became a US citizen, 1954.