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Jan 22, 2020

2019 Highlights for BBYO Connecticut Valley Region

BBYO Connecticut Valley Region had a great start to 2020 while also celebrating its  2019 successes. Highlights from 2019 included the BBYO Connecticut Valley Region Kickoff, which welcomed more than 400 Jewish teenagers to Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury. Another stand-out event was th…

Jan 22, 2020

From Czechoslovakia to Connecticut: Teens at Temple Emanuel

Every year, the seventh-grade religious school class at Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven in Orange learns about the Holocaust. In 2019, the teens were tasked with researching the origins of the Holocaust Memorial Scroll on loan to Temple Emanuel from the Memorial Scrolls Trust in Westmins…

Jan 20, 2020

Women’s Philanthropy Sets Its Heart on Social Action

by Talya Hyman, Shalom New Haven Staff Writer 

Participants painted from their hearts at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven’s Women’s Philanthropy opening event on September 24, 2019. In a partnership with Hearts of Hope, a nonprofit organization focused on compassionate outre…

Jan 17, 2020

Celebrating Milestones and Community at Musical Brunch-n-learn

The community came together for music, conversation and bagels on January 12 to thank and honor donors to the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven’s 2020 Annual Campaign. The musical brunch-and-learn featured Noah Diamondstein, an artist, multi-instrumentalist, song leader, rabbinical st…

Jan 17, 2020

Recognizing Local Exemplary Jewish Students

Emily Kline, Sarah Milner and Adam Ginsberg, a trio of Jewish students and members of Congregation B’nai Jacob, were the recipients of the 2019 Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents’ (CAPSS) Certificate of Excellence. The awards were presented at the Amity Board of Edu…

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