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Letter to Congresswoman DeLauro: the Heroes Act

The Honorable Rosa DeLauro

2413 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 

May 14, 2020

Dear Congresswoman DeLauro:

We are writing to thank you for your support of the Health Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act and know that you are doing everything yo…

Thank you for signing NCJW & Mazon's Nutrition Assistance Petition

Dear Friend,


Thank you so much for adding your name and/or organization to the Jewish community statement in support of increased and expanded nutrition assistance in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. You joined more than 650 Jewish organizations and clergy calling on the Administratio…

Providing Over One Million Masks for Medical Personnel and Residents

Throughout the month of April and the beginning of May, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, Masks for Heroes and Masks for CT have collaborated with area organizations and community volunteers to distribute over 1 million masks in 160 towns throughout Connecticut. All people need mas…

Exit Strategy from the Cave

Many of us feel these days that we have lost track of counting the days. These weeks of quarantine seem like years; we wish we could have been able to already count the days down. At the same time, Jewish tradition tells us to keep track of counting the omer—a tradition derived from the To…

Honoring Russian-speaking World War II Veterans

Seventy-five years ago on May 8th, 1945, World War II came to an end in Europe. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, joyous crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets.

The German Instrument of Surrender signed on May 7, 1945 stipulated that all hostilities mu…

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