Margaret Fontana, Executive Director of the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission, and Cav. Gilda Rorro Baldassari, Ed.D., recently joined host Viviana Altieri on The Italian Hour Podcast to discuss the
March 22, 2025 | Rutgers College Avenue Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ Event registration is now closed for this event! THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! The New Jersey Italian
Chairman Vincent Maione Trenton, NJ – January 2025 — The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is proud to
Chairman Emeritus Robert J. DiBiase It has been truly an honor to be at the helm of the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission and a voice for our culture and
New Brunswick, NJ – The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is pleased to announce its Spring Conference, which will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Rutgers University.
Atlantic City, NJ – November 2024 The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) proudly announces a successful experience at the annual New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Conference, held this year
Atlantic City, NJ – The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is proud to announce its participation in this year’s New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Convention, taking place November 7-8,
Hamilton Township, NJ — The Columbus Day Flag Raising Commemoration Ceremony, held in Hamilton Township, was a resounding success, thanks to the participation and support of our local leaders, community
Trenton, N.J. — Italian Americans were appreciative that, in 1934, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation designating October 12 as Columbus Day. Columbus Day was added as a federal
New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Italian American Heritage Month
Trenton, NJ, September 3, 2024 – The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is proud to announce the launch of its latest educational initiative, The Creation of America: The Roman
Umberto Mucci, Editor of the international “We the Italians” online magazine, invited Cav. Dame Gilda Battaglia Rorro to be a presenter at his conference on “Italians in Diaspora,” in Rome.
Attention educators: Are you planning for the upcoming school year? Consider introducing the Italian Heritage Curriculum. By integrating the Universality of Italian Heritage lesson plans into your school’s curriculum, you will
The Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.), founded in 1976, proudly announces the selection of Prof. Laura Sanguineti White, PhD, as the recipient
New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 24, 2024 – The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission hosted its annual conference on April 20th, 2024, at Rutgers University. The event, titled “Increasing Awareness
Jersey City – April 3, 2024, The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission proudly celebrates Commissioner Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D., for her exceptional achievements and recent recognition with the esteemed Petrean
The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commision presents its anual conference increasing Aawreness of Italian Heritage through Film
PRESS RELEASE: The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission proudly announces the appointment of Margaret Fontana as its new Executive Director.
October 2018
NJIHC Announces “Strengthening Italian Studies Summit: GetOnTheMap!”
PRESS RELEASE: Italian Studies Summit Created to Unite NJ Italian Leaders
May 2018
NJIHC Commissioner Gilda Rorro Baldassari Publishes Memoir
February 2018
Christopher Columbus Statute in Trenton Covered in Blood
August 2017
Registration open for NJIHC’s ItalianTradeNJ conference and expo
February 2017
NJIHC supports the Preserving Columbus Day Coalition (PCDC)
New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) 2016 Annual Report Message from NJIHC Chairman Robert DiBiase I would like to thank our leadership, staff, and volunteers for helping to make 2016
Nov. 12th, 2016
13th Annual NJIHC Congress
“Showcasing New Jersey Artists”
November 2016
Last Chance to Register for NJIHC’s Nov. 12 Congress
October 2016
Reserve your place at NJIHC’s 13th Annual Congress
August 2016
Learn which Italian American organizations are raising relief funds
August 2016
PRESS RELEASE: NJIHC Announces 13th Annual Congress
June 24th, 2016
NJIHC participated in a dinner meeting with the Hon Vicenzo Amendola Undersecretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
June 29th, 2016
NJIHC will be publishing a poster featuring Italian cultural events taking place across New Jersey in October
June, 2016
Italian Heritage Curriculum presented at Ocean County College
May 17th 2016
Attendees learned how to integrate this significant educational tool for preserving and promoting Heritage for all students from kindergarten to the undergraduate level.
April 29th, 2016
NJIHC presented Frank Campione with the Commission’s Collodi award
May, 2016
Italian Heritage Curriculum is filmed by NJTV and NJIHC fights to keep Italian in local schools
April 28th, 2016
OCFRW recognized Bob for his lifetime of service to his county, state, and country.
April 18th, 2016
NJIHC welcomed Italian Trade Commissioner Maurizio Forte to New Jersey
October 16th, 2016
NJTV Program features innovative projects in New Jersey public schools
March 29th, 2016
Remembering the Italian American Community’s Greatest Leader
March 28th, 2016
Theater Ticket Raffle Details Announcement
April, 2016
NJIHC Announces Theater Ticket Raffle and Sponsors Italian Cultural Day 2016
March 16th, 2016
NJIHC Sponsors Italian Language and Culture Day 2016 at Montclair State University
February 29th, 2016
New Jersey Italian Heritage Commissioners met with New Jersey’s Commissioner of Education David Hespe and Chief Academic Officer Kimberly Harrington
February 8th, 2016
Nottingham H.S. Students attend production of Giacomo Puccini’s, “Tosca” at Lincoln Center in New York City.
February, 2016
Bidding Fairwell to former NJ Supreme Court Justice Marie L. Garibaldi, Esq.
December 31st, 2015
The NJ Italian Heritage Commission has recently begun a project to record the oral histories of Italians and Italian Americans in New Jersey…
Sept. 19th, 2015
12th Annual NJIHC Congress
Mercer County Community College
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