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data-id="2721a538" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4>Our Mission:</h4><p>The Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative (BJHI) serves to promote access to information, documentation, and understanding related to the diversity of the Brooklyn Jewish community currently and in the past, and to provide opportunities for communicating, disseminating, preserving, and celebrating Brooklyn Jewish life and culture.<br /><br /></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27a65bc7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="27a65bc7" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic","stretch_section":"section-stretched"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492cd9ba" data-id="492cd9ba" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7d41b691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="7d41b691" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="148" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/brooklynjewish.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Logo.gif?fit=148%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-683" alt="Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative Logo" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/brooklynjewish.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Logo.gif?w=148&ssl=1 148w, https://i0.wp.com/brooklynjewish.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Logo.gif?w=95&ssl=1 95w" sizes="(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-57864a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="57864a95" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">By Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative</h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-26dbc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="26dbc4d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d251361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d251361" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3>History and Background of BJHI</h3><p>There was a missing link in recording our Jewish history in New York. Brooklyn, one of the greatest Jewish communities in our people’s history, had no recorded Jewish history of its own, and no one working on it as a Brooklyn Jewish Historical Society. So, it was time to move on it.</p><p>The first meeting of the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative on May 20, 2008 was brought together, and chaired by Howard Teich, and it was held in the Conference Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall under the auspices of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. The need had been discussed before, and yet no individuals or groups had come together and sustained the effort.</p><p>Many of the people who are on the Advisory today were at that first meeting, suggested from several fronts including particularly James Goldman. Months passed until there was a second meeting, and then meetings continued relatively on a quarterly basis, with each and every meeting held in the Conference Room of Brooklyn Borough Hall.</p><p>In 2010, it became apparent that a partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society, led by Deborah Schwartz who had been sparklingly participating in all the meetings, would be an efficient and effective way to move forward, as a win-win to everyone. Then through a democratic process of the Advisors, the name for the organization was selected as the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative, as we were a group that took on this project, and wanted to be inclusive of all to make it happen.</p><p>The exciting moment came when we recognized that in this technological age, in addition to the traditional forums, archiving and so forth, our best efforts could be spent in moving towards setting up a BJHI Website that could be a centerpiece of the Brooklyn Historical experience for everyone, in Brooklyn and throughout the world. And then we were introduced to Paco Levine, a website designer, and you can see the result of our full team (see the List of Advisors).</p><p>We made it on a shoe-string, with the early support of Councilmember Michael Nelson and funding from the New York City Council, and the assistance of Charles Kahn, his then Chief of Staff, who was at every meeting. Particular acknowledgment also must go to Ilana Abramovitch, Ron Schweiger, Jonathon Zalisky and Sarina Roffe for their special efforts. And of course our most special thanks to Borough President Marty Markowitz, who was just always there for us. Again, make sure you see our list of Advisors, as everyone made an extraordinary commitment to the reality of BJHI.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-722f88 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="722f88" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_animation":"zoomIn"}" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“This Website will give you an opportunity to be part of the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative, as it is meant to be a participatory effort of all. And look for our events, and other activities, and be an active part of this new opportunity for the Brooklyn Jewish community, both living here and beyond.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22f33124 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="22f33124" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"stretch_section":"section-stretched","background_background":"classic","shape_divider_top":"tilt","shape_divider_bottom":"opacity-tilt"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-shape elementor-shape-top" data-negative="false"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1000 100" preserveAspectRatio="none"> <path class="elementor-shape-fill" d="M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z"/> </svg> </div> <div class="elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom" data-negative="false"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 2600 131.1" preserveAspectRatio="none"> <path class="elementor-shape-fill" d="M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z"/> <path class="elementor-shape-fill" style="opacity:0.5" d="M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z"/> <path class="elementor-shape-fill" style="opacity:0.25" d="M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z"/> </svg> </div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb82c5a" data-id="fb82c5a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c112f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4c112f87" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Creating a world-class website to <i>bring the story of the Brooklyn Jewish community to the world</i></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #3D3D3D; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Conducting<i> oral histories, and potentially video histories, </i>with the intention of making them accessible on the Internet, and having them cataloged and indexed to resource lists, and permanently added to the BHS archives.;</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #3D3D3D; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; 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