Jewish Federation of Ulster County

Jewish Federation of Ulster County relocating offices

The offices of the Jewish Federation of Ulster County soon will become both more visible and more accessible,

with a planned move set for March 1, 2012.

In its new quarters in Kingston’s Governor Clinton Building, 1 Albany Avenue, the Federation will occupy a ground floor, storefront office that affords it a public presence on the busy street. At the same time, the move will do away with the limited parking and steep stairs some found to be a barrier to easy access at the organization’s longtime offices on Green Street.

Telephone, fax, and e-mail contact information will remain unchanged by the move. The new postal address will be:

Jewish Federation of Ulster County

1 Albany Avenue, Suite G-8

Kingston, NY 12401

Federation members, supporters, and beneficiaries will have opportunities to view and help inaugurate the new offices once the move is completed, according to Federation Board President Harriet Miller.

For more information, call the Jewish Federation of Ulster County at 845-338-8131.

2012 01 27

REHER CENTER EXHIBIT ON VIEW AT KINGSTON’S HERITAGE AREA VISITOR CENTER

Rondout Revisited, a far-reaching exhibit developed by the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, a project of the Jewish Federation of Ulster County, is currently on view at the Kingston Heritage Area Visitor Center (Rondout), 20 Broadway in Kingston. The exhibit will continue at the Visitor Center for the foreseeable future, while construction at the historic Reher Bakery building is underway.

The exhibit depicts three distinct periods in Rondout’s history. The first period, Circa 1820, describes Rondout when it was still Kingston Landing, a small community comprised of a handful of farms and stores and several docks to accommodate the river trade. This section of the exhibit features a diorama of Kingston Landing by Michael DelPriore of Ryerson Studio, located in Kingston.

The second period, Circa 1914, captures Rondout in the years after the closing of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, during which time it continued to thrive as a commercial center and transportation hub. This section features maps detailing every merchant along Broadway and East Strand that year, along with photographs of 16 shop interiors, from the collections of the Friends of Historic Kingston, John Matthews and the Reher Center.

The third section, The Urban Renewal Years, documents Rondout during the 1960s, when it was in serious decline. This section of the exhibit is based around the photographs of Robert Haines and Eugene Dauner, with text by freelance journalist Lynn Woods. As a photographer for the Daily Freeman, now retired, Mr. Haines chronicled the course of urban renewal in Rondout throughout the process. Mr. Dauner, who grew up across the Rondout Creek in Port Ewen, combined his love for old Rondout with his interest in photography to create a rich and poignant record of this period in Rondout’s past. Ms. Woods is actively researching the period in city records.

For more information contact:

Jewish Federation of Ulster County

159 Green Street, Kingston, NY 12401

845-338-8131

Info@ucjf.org

2012 01 23

Saugerties Price Chopper Provides Kosher Meats

Ulster County Jewish Federation has arranged with the Price Chopper Kosher department in Colonie to deliver fresh and custom kosher meat orders to their Saugerties store. These deliveries will start in January with the first delivery on January 26th. There is no shipping cost for this service, so prices paid will be the same as at the Colonie store, including monthly specials.

Attached is a copy of a flier with more details describing this program.
Federation does not specifically endorse Price Chopper, but is providing this information as a service to our community.

If you have further questions, contact Bernie King-Smith 845-336-6373.

Kosher Meat Flyer