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May 7, 2020

Ezra Academy Continues Expanding Learning for Students

Even as their online learning continues in earnest, students took part virtually in a special ceremony for Yom HaZikaron on April 28. On April 29 on Yom Haatzmaut, they joined the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven in a virtual “party” for the Israeli emissaries who had served the Gr…

May 7, 2020

New Executive Director and Relationships Keep Camp Laurelwood Connected

Summer 2020 is fast approaching. For Camp Laurelwood, that also means welcoming Rabbi James Greene as the new Executive Director. Rabbi Greene brings nearly 20 years of professional experience and a passion for Jewish camping to his new role. He is excited to get started—even if that start…

May 7, 2020

BEKI Hires Youth and Family Programming Director

Despite the economic consequences of the pandemic, Beth El-Keser Israel (BEKI) is expanding its professional staff. Anne Norman-Schiff, who is completing a Ph.D. in religious studies at Yale University, will be BEKI’s first youth and family programming director. Although she met with BEKI …

May 7, 2020

New England Jewish Academy Names New Head of School

Naty Katz has been chosen as the new Head of School for New England Jewish Academy (NEJA) in West Hartford.

During his 10 years of leading Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, Katz oversaw a full curriculum review and overhaul, and transformed the process of hiring and developing …

May 7, 2020

JCARR Families Face Challenges Living in a New Culture

The complicated reality of the COVID-19 pandemic hit many people by surprise. The order to stay at home came from not only the governor of Connecticut, but also from Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS), which provided detailed explanations in the languages JCARR’s immigrant …

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