Jewish Historical Society has honorary dinner on May 17
Arthur Barchenko and Mickey Levine will be honored by the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey at its 10th annual dinner, set for May 17, at 4 p.m., at Temple Beth Tikvah in Wayne. The evening also will include a tribute to Moe Liss.
When Arthur Barchenko first moved to Wayne, Temple Beth Tikvah was the Wayne Jewish Community Center. Mr. Barchenko was instrumental in finding the site where the shul now stands, and he oversaw the construction. He is a past president of Beth Tikvah and takes credit for hiring its first full time rabbi and the cantor. He was also a member of the American Technion Society, chair of both the Israeli Bonds committee and the United Jewish Appeal, a member of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, and a member of the YM-YWHA Building Committee. He is a member of the Northern New Jersey Jewish/African American Interfaith Committee, Temple Beth Tikvah’s security committee, chairman of the Holocaust Torah Program committee, president of the Rabbi Israel S. Dresner Center for Collaborative Learning Inc., a member of the advisory board of the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Ramapo College of NJ, and a member of the Jewish Historical Society of Northern New Jersey. He and his wife Natalie have two children, Mark and Terri.
Mickey Levine, born and raised in Paterson, has been a passionate volunteer in the northern New Jersey community. He was a vice president and president of Temple Emanuel in Paterson, a past president of the Veritans Club, a board member of the Jewish Home Foundation, and served on the board of Bonim, a project of the Synagogue Leadership Program of the Jewish Federation of North Jersey. He was a project manager for Rebuilding Together, has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in Paterson and River Edge, and delivered food for God’s Love We Deliver.
He has been the treasurer and is the executive vice president of the Jewish Cemetery Association of New Jersey for more than 28 years, helping the organization move from overseeing a few cemeteries to 22. Mr. Levine lives in New York City with his wife, Sharon.
Moe Liss died a few months ago. A long-time Patersonian, he was a teacher, camp counselor, youth leader, advisor to all, and Jewish Historical Society officer, member, and past honoree.
For information, call (201) 300-6590 or go to www.jhsnnj.org/events/2026/10th-annual-dinner
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