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American Hungarian Foundation and Museum
300
Somerset Street
P.O. Box 1084
New Brunswick, NJ
08903
Contact:
Patricia Fazekas, Museum Curator
Phone: (732) 846-5777
Fax: (732) 249-7033
E-mail:
info@ahfoundation.org
Web site:
www.ahfoundation.org
Purpose: To support and
promote an appreciation of Hungarian cultural heritage in America and to
document the contribution to American life by Hungarians since 1766.
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Ancient Order of Hibernians
Somerset
County, St. Patrick Division I
7 Robin Road
Somerville, NJ
08876-1725
Contact:
Patrick J. Mulrooney, Trustee
Phone: (908) 725-1956
Type of Organization: Private, Non-profit
Purpose:
To foster the ideals, and cultivate the history and
traditions of the Irish; to promote friendship, unity
and Christian charity amongst members; and to uphold
and sustain loyalty to the U.S. Government.
Membership Events: Meetings held monthly on the 3rd
Tuesday (except July and August), at 8:00 P.M. at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, 495 East Main Street, Somerville
Public Events: Free weekly traditional Irish dance lessons
for adults and free monthly traditional Irish music sessions
offered- Feb., Mar., Apr., Sept., Oct., and Nov; Annual St. Patrick’s
Day; Dinner-Dance; Annual Irish/American Picnic; Co-Sponsor of
St.
Patrick’s Day Parade in
Somerville
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Asian Cultural
Arts Society Kin Tatsu Kai
P.O.
Box 67
Raritan, NJ 08869
Contact:
Patricia Sher
Phone: (908) 722-5875
E-mail:
KINTATSUKAI@webtv.net
Web site:
www.kintatsukai.com
Type of Organization: Non-profit cultural and educational society
Purpose:
To introduce and promote Asian culture to the general public
Membership Events: Cultural events such as festivals, concerts, and
lectures
Public Events: Television program,
Asian
Culture in America
is
aired on Channel 8 on Thursdays, 3:00 P.M. and CableVision (PCTC)
Mondays, 9:30 P.M. & Tuesdays, 1:00 P.M. & 6:30 P.M.
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Center for
Non-Profit Corporations
1501
Livingston Avenue, Ste. 104
North Brunswick, NJ
08902
Contact:
MaryAnn
Rossi
Phone:
(732)
227-0800
Fax:
(732)
227-0087
E-mail:
center@njnonprofits.org
Web site:
www.njnonprofits.org
Purpose:
Offers
Technical Assistance and Professional Development for non-profit and
charitable organizations focusing on legal and management issues such as
compliance, policy, board development, grant writing, advocacy, etc.
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Chinese American
Cultural Association
Cultural
Association
P.O. Box 12
Edison, NJ
08818-0012
Contact:
Jack
Yang, President
Phone / Fax
(877)
859-8208
E-mail:
cacanj@ureach.com
E-mail:
info@njrvcs.org
Web site:
www.cacanj.org
Purpose:
To promote communication, understanding and appreciation of Chinese and
American cultures
Public Events:
The CACA Murray Hill Chinese School, meets every Saturday during
the school year at Watchung Hills Regional High School 12:30 A.M. - 3:30
P.M. tuition charged; open to the public; please call Huan-Ching Liao,
732-926-8152 or principalmhcs@yahool.com
for further information. The CACA Raritan Valley Chinese School, meets
every Sunday during the school year at Raritan Valley Community College
9:30 A.M. -12:30 P.M.
Tuition charged; open to the public.
Please contact info.@njrvsc.org
for further information.
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Deutsche
Sprachschule of Central New Jersey
108
Stirling Road
P.O. Box 4123
Warren, NJ
07059-0123
Contact: Ursula Freymuth
Phone: (609) 921-8284
Type of organization: Private, Non-profit
Description: German language school, Saturdays only, September -
May, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon at Watchung Hills Regional High School,
Warren; for children from 3 years old
to adult; AATG Tests; AP tests, SAT II Exams; Sprachdiplom I
& II; Students offered participation in Student Exchange
Program and other travel possibilities.
Public Events: Holiday celebration in December, with visit
from St. Nikolaus.
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Garden State Sikh
Association
977
Washington Valley Road
Basking Ridge, NJ
07924
Phone: (908) 658-9805
Contact: Mr. Harvinder Singh Wason
Phone: (732) 246-3777
Fax: (732) 246-3780
Web site:
www.gssagurdwara.org
Type of Organization: Private, Non-profit
Purpose: To promote awareness of Punjabi cultural heritage,
language, ethics and social values; The Sikh temple is open
to all people.
Public Events: Weekly gatherings; Annual function on April 13; Sikh
Faith Founder’s Day in November; and Annual parade
in New York City in April.
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Huaxia
Performing Arts Ensemble at Hillsborough
Huaxia
Chinese School
Hillsborough, NJ
08844
Contact:
Qing
Yang, President
Phone:
(609)-730-8491
E-mail:
hxpat@yahoo.com
Web site:
www.hxpat.org
Type of Organization:
Non-profit
Purpose:
To
promote Chinese culture and heritage
by performing Chinese dances, songs and plays.
Public Events:
Annual
performances at celebration events, for New Year, Christmas, Chinese New
Year, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, New Jersey China Day, etc.;
participation in community international culture events to celebrate
community diversity.
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Italian-American Social Club of North Plainfield
403
Somerset Street
North Plainfield, NJ
07060
Contact: Art Abruzzese, Manager
Phone: (908) 757-0088
Fax: (908) 757-0088
Type of Organization: Private, Non-profit
Purpose:
To promote communication, understanding and appreciation of
Italian and American cultures.
Membership Events: Meetings held monthly on the 2nd
Monday at 7:30 P.M.; dinner dances to raise money for scholarships
and local charities.
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Jewish
Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren
775
Talamini Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Contact: Diane Naar, Executive Director
Phone: (908) 725-6994, ext. 202
Fax: (908)
725-9753
E-mail:
info@jfedshaw.org
E-mail:
dnaar@jfedshaw.org
Web site: www.jfedshaw.org
Description:
The Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon
and Warren Counties is the umbrella organization of the area’s
Jewish community, bringing together agencies, organizations and communities to support and fulfill the needs of the Jewish
people. The Federation raises funds to coordinate services
and helps support agencies that touch the lives of Jews in Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, in Israel and throughout the world, including the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, educational and social programming.
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National
Council of Negro Wowem, Raritan Valley Section
P.O.
Box 736
Somerville, NJ 08876
Contact: Edith C. Washington
Phone: (732) 424-2245
Description: Non-profit organization addressing educational,
cultural and health issues as they relate to the African-American
community.
Membership Events:
New members are always welcome.
Call for more information.
Members meet on the third Saturday
of each month, except July and August, at 11 A.M. in the
Bridgewater Public Library.
Public Events:
Annual Fashion Show; please call for more information.
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Philippine Chamber
Rondalla of New Jersey
9 Duncan Court
Hillsborough NJ 08844-3032
Contact:
Clarita Ramos
Phone:
(908)
359-3297
Email:
gingging62@patmedia.net
Email:
tarit@patmedia.net
Type of Organization:
Non-profit, cultural, traditional string ensemble
Purpose:
To
promote Filipino cultural heritage, and to promote and preserve the
rondalla as a native Filipino string ensemble; indigenous instruments
are used
Public Events:
Performs
at heritage festivals, concerts and
social activities
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Plainfield
Gesang-Und Turn-Verein
220
Somerset St.
North Plainfield, NJ
07060
Contact:
Victor Braun
Phone: (908) 276-8572
Fax: (908) 272-5881
E-mail:
Pwave96@aol.com
Additional Contact: George Keller
Phone: (908) 647-0819
Type of Organization: Non-profit, cultural, heritage
Purpose:
To
promote and cultivate choral singing; to provide opportunities for those
interested in fostering and preserving German musical heritage; to
perform in concerts and events which provide entertainment and pleasure
for others; to participate
in activities of service to the surrounding communities.
Membership Events: Ladies Auxiliary meetings held monthly
on the 1st Friday
(except January); activities include planning
and participating in events to raise funds to support the
endeavors of the organization, followed by interesting programs; Saenger
Chor rehearsals held every Monday night from 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.
in Saenger Halle; public concerts are presented in Saenger Halle,
North Plainfield, and elsewhere.
Public Events: Christmas bazaars and other fund-raising events;
Spring, Liederabend and Christmas concerts; dinner dances throughout the
year; participation in the annual German Heritage Day Festival at the
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel; triennial concerts held in a major
northeastern city.
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Raritan Valley
Community College Cultural Diversity Clubs
P.O.
Box 3300
Somerville, NJ
08876
Contact:
President,
Student Body
E-mail:
msullivan@raritanval.edu
Phone:
(908)-218-8873,
Office of Student Activities
Description:
Sponsorship
of different activities on campus to
promote cross-cultural and multi-cultural understanding.
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Raritan Valley
Slavic Cultural & Heritage Society
PO
BOX 211
Raritan, NJ 08869
Contact :
Catherine
Barrek, President
Phone :
(732) 469-3331
E-mail :
homzav@verizon.com
Contact:
Bernadine
Liebrich, Publicity
Phone: (908) 233-6718
E-mail:
bliebrich1@comcast.net
Description: Our purpose is to maintain, promote, and provide
information about the various customs, folklore, history and heritage of the many Slavic peoples: Poles, Slovaks,
Ukrainians, Czechs, Croats, Rusyns, Russians, etc.
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Shimon and Sara
Birnbaum Jewish Community Center
775
Talamini Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Contact:
Debbie
Golden
Phone:
(908)
725-6994, ext. 201
Fax:
(908)
725-9753
Website:
www.ssbjcc.org
E-mail:
info@ssbjcc.org
Type of Organization:
Non-profit
Description:
The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center is a
state-of-the-art non-sectarian facility that offers recreational,
fitness, educational, cultural and social activities for individuals of
all ages that are open to the entire community. Special events and
entertainment are planned throughout the year including Annual Comedy
Night, Jewish Arts Week, Purim Carnival. Adult enrichment programs and
trips are also planned. The senior program includes hot lunches,
entertainment and trips.
The JCC offers programs in collaboration with the Somerset Art
Association, Somerset County Office on Aging, and concerts performed by
students and faculty from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the
Arts. The JCC participates in Jewish LIFE, a collaborative adult
education program.
The
JCC in-house theater group, American Hebrew Repertory Theater (AHRT)
offers drama classes and presents performances and readings. Rita Ben-Or
is the AHRT Artistic Director.
The
JCC Dance School offers programs and classes for children in preschool
through elementary school.
Instructor Dawn DeCanto is certified by the Dance Educators of
America and has a BFA in Dance.
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Somerset County
Cultural Diversity Coalition
PO
BOX 5082
Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone: (908) 369-4318
Contact:
Dr. Tulsi R. Maharjan
Phone:
(908) 526-1200, ext. 8312
E-mail:
sccdc@patmedia.net
Web site:
www.SCCDiversity.org
Type of Organization: Private, Non-profit
Purpose: To strive for greater awareness and respect for all people
in our community. Membership Events:
Meetings
are held every other month on the third Thursday at various times and
places (members are advised at the beginning of each new year)
Public Events: Diversity Leadership Program (Middle School);
Diversity Resource Guide; Diversity Roundtables & Seminars;
Diversity Dialogue Month; Many Faces-One Family Programs; Heritage
Festivals; International Festival (May); Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner
(November); and a Speakers Bureau
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Ukrainian Orthodox
Church of the USA
135
Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ
08873
Mailing
Address:
P.O. Box 495
South Bound Brook, NJ
08880
Office
of Public Relations:
Hieromonk
Daniel, Director
Phone:
(732)
356-0090
E-mail:
consistory@uocofusa.org
Web site:
www.uocofusa.org
Type of Organization:
Religious,
Ethnic, Cultural
Hendrick Fisher House and Graveyard
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
1960 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ
08873
Contact:
Emil
Skocypec
Phone:
(732) 356-0090, ext. 15
Description:
Restored historic structure c.1688, residence
of Hendrick Fisher, a noted New Jersey politician in the mid
and late 1700s who was present for the signing of the Declaration
of Independence on July 4, 1776. The
historical residence boasts beautiful inlaid oak and walnut floors,
hand-carved balustrades and spindles, original carved sandstone
fireplace. The historic Fisher family graveyard is located behind and to
the right of St. Andrew Memorial Church. Some legible gravestones mark
the final resting place of Hendrick Fisher and his descendants.
Public Events:
Somerset County Historical House Tour; Christmas Open House
Library
Ukrainian
Orthodox Church of the USA
135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ
08873
Contact:
Lida Nakonechna, Librarian
Phone:
(732)
356-0090, Ext. 20
Hours:
Monday-Friday,
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., or by appointment
Description:
Established in 1951 as the library of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox
Theological Seminary, the library houses over 40,000 volumes and reference materials primarily
pertaining to
Orthodoxy, Christianity and theology, and religions of the world.
Literature, historical and cultural texts can be found in English,
Ukrainian, Russian and other Slavic and European languages. The library
includes a periodical room and archives of liturgical music of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Folk music, as well.
Historical
and Educational Museum
135
Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ
Contact:
Natalia
Honcharenko
Phone:
(732)
356-0090, ext. 17
Hours:
by appointment
Description:
The
Museum founded in 1967 houses many collections of historical, religious,
and ethnographic interest, including ancient Slavic texts, religious
vessels and vestments, hand-woven cloths and tapestries, embroidery,
statuary and paintings, decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs and pottery as well as other valuable
Ukrainian cultural historical treasures.
Several pieces from the historical Fisher residence are on
display.
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Welsh Society of
Central New Jersey
24
Essex Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Contact:
Meril Davies
Phone:
(908)
889-4942
E-mail:
phdavies@comcast.net
Type of Organization: Society / Ethnic
Membership Events: Annual St. David’s Day Banquet
in the beginning of March; Welsh language classes (please call
for information)
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