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JCARR Groups Together for Run for Refugees

The Run for Refugees raises public awareness of the U.S. resettlement program and raises vital funds to support services for refugees and immigrants who are starting new lives in Connecticut. Join 3,000 runners and walkers for IRIS' biggest annual fundraiser to support refugees and immigrant…

Letter: On the necessity of Israel’s existence

Letter: On the necessity of Israel's existence

New Haven Register

Published 5:22 pm EST, Sunday, January 12, 2020

Stanley Heller once again uses distortion, prevarication and disregard for context in his relentless campaign to demonize and delegitimize the state of Israel. Heller does th…

Starting The New Year With Gratitude

Each January I take the opportunity to reflect on my time leading our Jewish Federation. This marks my 4th anniversary. While there is much to celebrate in our accomplishments together over these past years, my reflections at this moment are a bit more personal.

Being a Jewish woman has its…

The Goldstein's Love Grows Through Young Emissary Program

Last year, Sarah Goldstein and her family hosted Noa, an Israeli emissary to the Greater New Haven community. The experience had an enormous effect on Sarah; when it came time to choose a bat mitzvah project earlier this year, it didn’t take long to figure out what she wanted to do.

“Sa…

FedLab Event Inspired Our Jewish Federation Leadership

How can Jewish Federations across the U.S. and their partner organizations innovatively reach their communities? In November 2019 at the Jewish Federations of North America’s new FedLab event in Washington, D.C., 850 Jewish leaders gathered to delve into three issues facing our Jewish com…

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