The Ethical Culture Society of Essex County

 

 

 

 

Appalachian Coal Miner's Dinner at the
Willis-Weinberger House March 29, 2008

 

New Members Inducted, January 6 & 13, 2008

                            Barry Zack                                                               Chris Geissler                                                       Gladys Smith introduced new member Sabri Taha

Joanne Grace                                                                                Karen Bokert                                       Ed Bokert

 

 

 

 

Sal Santaniello Award Presented to
Meredith Sue Willis May 19, 2007

 

Andy Weinberger, Sue Willis

 

Bob Bender, Boe Meyerson, Gloria Torrice

Tricia Idrobo, Betty Levin, Marty Cotler

Special Singers: Patty Bender, Lisa Novemsky, Rosalie Sussman, Barbara Cotler,
Barbara Heisler Williams, Lorraine Graves, Audrey Rowe

 

 

February 25, 2007

Jack Tiner's 84th Birthday Party

 

Boe Presenting plaque to Jack

Jack and Pat Thompson                                 Doris Rados, Lisa Novemsky, Frank Manus, and Louisa Lubiak

 

Barbara Cotler, Seymour Armstrong, Pat's back,Freda Fink-Armstrong, Terri Seuss

 

 

At the January 28, 2007Platform, Leader Boe Meyerson presented speaker Matthew LaClair
with the AEU hero award-- Matt came back with an update on November 18, 2007!

New York Times Story on Matthew LaClair

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 16, 2006

Phil Sosis Is Buried in the
Ethical Culture Peace Garden

The Ethical Culture Society of Essex County has a lovely Peace Garden in back of the building with hand made plaques as a memorial to loved ones who are no longer with us.  On Sunday, July 16, 2006, the ashes of member Phil Gluck-Sosis were placed in the garden. To learn more about Phil and read some of his poetry, click here.

Below are some photos, courtesy of Phil's stepson Phil Lohman. People include Suzanne Gluck-Sosis, Louisa Gluck, Sonia Gluck, RIchard Sosis, Paul Sosis, Phil Lohman, and the whole clan:

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2006 Birthday Party for Anita Roberts
Cryan's Restaurant in South Orange.

 

 

 

People below include Anita, Andy Weinberger, Doris Rados, Dick and Nancy Bohn, Marty and Barbara Cotler:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 25, 2006 Birthday Party for Betty Levin
at Cryan's Restaurant in South Orange

 

Betty and her family                                              Betty and Gertrude White

Birthday Cake                                       Friends about to sing Happy Birthday

        

       

 

Essex Ethical was rededicated as a Peace Site
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2001. Our Peace Site Garden was dedicated November 10, 2002

 

We are proud that our Essex Ethical Culture Society was one of the first Peace Sites in the country when it was dedicated 20 years ago. Promoted by Louis Kousins, these sites were intended to be creative, positive ways of establishing a visual, vibrant presence to expand peace work - to avoid nuclear war and preserve the planet for future generations.

With the current proposal to deploy missile defense systems, threatening to unravel a generation of bilateral and multilateral peace-keeping treaties, and plans to introduce nuclearization and weaponization of space, we are now rededicating ourselves as a Peace Site - to raise our own consciousness and to be a public presence as a force for non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament.

Speakers included: Madelyn Hoffman, NJ Peace Action, Arthur Kinoy, the People's Lawyer, Betty Levin, and Boe Meyerson. We has special music from The Stirling Duo and Gigi Goldstein

         Boe Meyerson cutting the ribbon to dedicate the Peace Garden                           Betty Levin with Memorial Plaques

 

Members and friends leaving the Peace Site Rededication ceremony

 

 

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