Museums join to present unique Open Hearth Open House afternoon
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Historical Association and the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a unique colonial Sephardic Jewish cooking demonstration, “Open Hearth Open House” Sunday, April 12 at the Covenhoven House, 150 West Main St.
This will be the first time the two museums have combined their histories in a single demonstration and are presenting the program operating in part under a grand received by the Historical Association from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.
Sephardic Jews, as defined for this Open Hearth demonstration, are Jews of Spanish or Portuguese ancestry who came to the New World after the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century. Although not many of these Jews settled in Monmouth County before the 19th century, their existence here has been documented as early as 1716 when the Gomez family, a family of Jewish traveling merchants, were here at least for a brief period of time. Their existence has been documented in both court and deed records.
Posted: April 12th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Freehold, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Covenhoven House, Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Historical Association | Comments Off on Museums join to present unique Open Hearth Open House afternoon