The CBJ Oral History Project was launched in March 2020 to document and preserve the history of our congregation through the words of our longtime members.
Thank you to all the congregants who shared their memories, and to the committee members who organized the project and conducted the interviews collected here.
Mark & Gilah Abelson
Interview date: February 23, 2021
Bernie & Joanne Arfin
Interview date: May 27, 2021
David Arfin
Interview date: March 10, 2021
Fran & Gary Aron
Interview date: January 14, 2021
Yesh & Debbie Ballon
Interview date: January 28, 2022
Marsha Lee and Norman Berkman
Interview Date: August 8, 2021
Ulric Dennis
Interview date: April 19, 2021
Reuben Donig
Interview date: April 28, 2021
Michelle Faber (nee Aknin)
Interview date: January 22, 2021
Herb Fischgrund
Interview date: November 5, 2020
Warren Geller
Interview date: July 15, 2020
Ike & Jeanette Goodman
Interview date: July 12, 2020
Joe & Suzanne Gruber
Interview date: March 10, 2021
Margret Kanner
Interview date: November 13, 2020 (audio only)
Sharon and Irwin Kasser
Interview date: August 23, 2021
Edi Kochavi
Interview Date: September 20, 2021 (audio only)
Etty Korengold
Interview date: August 2, 2020
Lynn Kurn
Interview date: June 25, 2020
Mark Landes
Interview date: May 21, 2020
Martha Leviant
Interview date: June 11, 2020 (audio only)
Jon & Diane Levinson
Interview date: August 28, 2020
Carolyn & Norman Licht
Interview date: November 4, 2020
Margot Lobree
Interview date: July 6, 2020
Gayle Notowitz
Interview date: October 16, 2020
Linda Leven Rosen
Interview date: August 7, 2020
Ilse Rosenbaum (z"l)
Interview date: November 19, 2020 (audio only)
Grace Rosenberg
Interview date: November 14, 2020
Sarahann Shapiro
Interview date: December 17, 2020
Caryn Siegel
Interview date: December 8, 2020
Norman Stone
Interview date: November 22, 2020
Janet Teman
Interview date: March 16, 2021
Dorothy & Paul Wachter
Interview date: November 23, 2020
Any questions or suggestions? Contact CBJhistoryproject@gmail.com, and a member of our committee will get back to you.
Contemporary Jewish Museum Video featuring Rabbi Teitelbaum
