Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County

Mount's Corner Historic Shopping Center was the place where one of New Jersey's earliest Jewish families resided. The Solomons had lived in the property since roughly 1720, where they owned a large piece of farmland. During the Battle of Monmouth, their dwelling however was attacked by the British. The widowed matriarch Hannah Solomon and her two sons were able to save their farmstead from the fires caused by the British. The farm had continued to be prosperous for decades and centuries after that fated encounter. However, the barn and surrounding farm eventually fell into disarray, especially with the construction of the much larger Mount's Corner Shopping Center in the late 20th century, where much of the farm once encompassed. To address this, in 2005 The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County established a planning committee. This planning committee introduced an idea to form a Jewish Heritage Museum inside the former Solomon Farmstead at Mount's Corner. It is "dedicated to the promotion of public awareness of the county’s Jewish heritage for the education and enjoyment of both children and adults."