BHA Centennial Gala Video
05/03/2022 03:27:26 PM
If you weren’t able to be there on April 7th when Beacon Hebrew Alliance celebrated its centennial, you now get a chance to see what it was like and enjoy the festivities again and again. Peter Skorewicz of Video Ventures documented the gala event at the Roundhouse. We love how he captured not just the featured speakers, but also many of the guests, and the settings of the events. We hope you enjoy watching this video.
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Let the Centennial Celebrations Begin!
03/08/2022 04:05:17 PM
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After nearly five years of planning, negotiating the twists and turns of a deadly pandemic, and working with dozens of volunteers across two organizations we are finally ready to...Read more...
Beacon Historical Society Presents: The Beacon Hebrew Alliance & the Story of Jews in Beacon
12/20/2021 05:36:21 PM
On Tuesday, October 26th, BHA's Centennial committee members Diane Lapis and Anna Marcus presented a fascinating program about the founding of BHA hosted by the Beacon Historical Society.
The program looked at early Jewish settlement in Beacon, the establishment of Beacon Hebrew Alliance in 1921, the building the synagogue, religious life, and the activities of the Jewish community in Beacon's professional and civic life. There...Read more...
BHA's History of Interfaith Collaborations
12/07/2021 02:04:59 PM
![A medium brown complexioned man wearing a black kufi skull cap with white design, smiles while hugging another man wearing a black Jewish skull cap whose back is to the camera. There is an audience seated behind them looking on.](https://images.shulcloud.com/13417/uploads/uploaded_images/Centennial/20181101BHAImamAbdullahAbdulWajidandRabbiBrentSpodekembraceatOneBeaconEventCrop.jpeg)
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A Brief History of the Beacon Hebrew Alliance Building
11/02/2021 03:55:29 PM
![A grainy black and white newspaper photo of a large brick building with three tall windows in front trimmed in white, a star of David at the top of center of the building, and a white series of steps leading up to a white-trimmed entryway.](https://images.shulcloud.com/13417/uploads/uploaded_images/Centennial/1929-09_NewspaperclippingofBHAbuildingopening_photo-227.jpg)
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l'Dor Va Dor-Religious Education at BHA
09/27/2021 03:09:27 PM
Fall has officially begun, children have returned to school, and in the time-honored tradition, Jewish kids everywhere are starting up their religious education and preparing for their B-Mitzvahs.* As we continue to explore the rich history of Beacon Hebrew Alliance and Jewish life in Beacon over the past 100 years, this month we are going to examine how the traditions and learnings have been passed down over the generations to...Read more...
Jewish Camps In and Around Beacon Part 3: Surprise Lake and Eden Village
08/31/2021 02:11:48 PM
![An old photograph in sepia tone of a group of young men and boys sitting and standing in front of a white house with a high lattice porch. There are trees all around the scene, and some of the boys are hanging off the porch. They all are wearing white shirts and many have hats and walking sticks.](https://images.shulcloud.com/13417/uploads/uploaded_images/Centennial/SurpriseLakeCampphotoofhikeupMt.Beacon-1917_photo-M.P.Rose_cropped.jpeg)
University Settlement Camp and the Jewish Presence in Beacon
08/23/2021 06:34:11 PM
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Jewish Camps In and Around Beacon-Part 1:Camp Nitgedaiget
08/23/2021 03:23:52 PM
Did you know that Beacon was once home to a vacation resort for Jewish progressive liberals and Communist sympathizers? Camp Nitgedaiget, (Nish-guh-die-get,) meaning “no worries” in Yiddish, was later called Camp Beacon. It operated from 1922 until the early 1950s and was located in the hamlet of Dutchess Junction, approximately two miles south of the city of Beacon on Route 9D.
![A black and white painting depicting a mown path leading down a hill with trees, past a barn, and to a large wooden building with a porch. People are walking on the path in shorts and sun hats. Mountains are in the background.](https://images.shulcloud.com/13417/uploads/uploaded_images/Centennial/CampNitgedaigetpaintingbyJosephBiel.jpeg)
Remembering the Sisterhood of BHA
07/27/2021 03:57:10 PM
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Centennial Reflections on religious Life and Community at BHA
06/29/2021 06:01:36 PM
![A man stands at a table looking down and singing with a burning bunch of incense in his hand and a bottle of wine in front of him. There are women behind him singing and a banner above them that has the initials B.H.A. on it for Beacon Hebrew Alliance. It is black and white and the clothing of the people suggests it is the 1950s.](https://images.shulcloud.com/13417/uploads/uploaded_images/Centennial/1950s_BHA_KarenMoses_Dr.LouisRogenmakingatoastatBHA_Photo-153.jpg)