Princeton NJ Events

Volunteer Information Session, CASA

Monday November 14, 2022
4:00 PM

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties is currently seeking new volunteers! CASA is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Mercer County Family Court for the best interests of children that have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Our volunteers strive to ensure the emotional, physical and educational well-being of these children. Info sessions are one hour and are held at our offices located at: 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, NJ 08638. For more information or to RSVP to Jill Duffy either at (609) 434-0050 or jduffy@casamercer.org. Please visit our website at casamb.org

Animation for Kids with Mobile Minds of NJ, The Community Well

Monday November 14, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Join us for this new 10-week program that begins September 26. Classes will run from 6:00 to 7:15 pm on Monday evenings. Combining art and technology, attendees will create a comic or anime. Enrollment is limited. For more information and to register, contact Dee Saunders at (609) 557-7325 or contact mobilemindsofnj@gmail.com. To learn more about Mobile Minds of NJ and its programs, go to www.mobilemindsnj.org.

Location: Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street (Rte. 206) in the village of Lawrenceville.  

Lifelong Learning: Were Ezra and Nehemiah Real People?, Jewish Center of Princeton

Monday November 14, 2022
7:30 PM

Jewish tradition has always regarded Ezra and Nehemiah as pivotal in the formation of Jewish identity, so much so that the Maccabees and even the Rabbis wrote heroic literature about them and made them central to their respective religious projects. There was a time when biblical scholars took for granted the historical accuracy of the biblical texts about these luminaries. But in recent decades, scholars have debated the veracity of those texts, with some going on to ask the question: were Ezra or Nehemiah even real people? In this session, we will answer this question by exploring the relationship between text, memory and myth in ancient Judaism, the way that this dynamic affects the language and presentation of history in the biblical sources, and whether or not this helps us determine whether these two important, even legendary figures were rooted in the accomplishments of historical individuals bearing their names.

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Discussion: Book Banning on the Rise, Princeton Public Library

Monday November 14, 2022
7:30 PM

Scholars Marilisa Jiménez García, William Gleason, and Jonathan Zimmerman discuss the current rise of book banning in the United States in historical and contemporary context. Via Zoom. Registger.

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