The Elizabeth community will be coming together this Sunday evening, December 2, to honor and pay tribute to the memory and legacy of Mrs. Chaya Newman, A”H, the former principal of Bruriah High School, who passed away this past September.
Mrs. Newman, A”H was the preeminent educator for Jewish girls and built the Jewish Educational Center’s well- known high-school Bruriah High School into North America’s most prestigious orthodox institution for girls. Her educational system and methods have been copied the world over and her influence is felt in families across the globe. Former students have called her a “mentor, a teacher, a leader, a role model, a mother…” and her alumni total in the thousands, spanning the decades of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
Due to the timing of her passing, there was no official “shloshim” and this memorial gathering will serve as the community’s opportunity to come together and pay tribute to all she has done on behalf of our community and indeed world Jewry.
There are decades of alumni all around the world who studied under Mrs. Newman, and alumni from across the tri state area are expected to be in attendance.
The event, open to the public, will be taking place at Bruriah High School 35 North Avenue in Elizabeth, NJ, at 7:30 PM.
There will be a live hook-up to Israel and the program will feature various esteemed Rabbonim, family members from the Newman family who have never been heard from, fellow educators and alumni.
Refreshments will be served.
For further information, contact Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz at 908-355-4850, extension 112, [email protected] . TLS.
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Mrs Newman a’h was larger than life. Few Mechanchos succeeded in positively influencing so many students who in turn set the tone for the families they raised.