The Ethiopian Jewish community prayed for centuries to return to the Land of Israel. Exactly 35 years ago, on Nov. 21st, 1984 'Operation Moses' began- a clandestine mission to bring more than 8,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel within seven weeks. Thousands of Ethiopian Jews embarked on an ardu…
The Build a Tzedakah Fund allows young people (sometimes at a Bar/Bat Mitzvah age) to take the responsibility of performing the mitzvah (the act of giving charity. From the Hebrew word tzadik, meaning righteous or justice) of tzedakah (a commandment or a good deed) by establishing …
In 1899-1900, the American Jewish Year Book records a chapter of Chovevei Zion in New London, and in 1913 Morris Mallove, a jewler in downrtown New London established the Sons of Zion. Mallove became an active Zionist leader in Connecticut and helped raise funs to purchase land in the Jezree…
The CMI Education Task Force will present an interactive series on Antisemitism. The next session will consider topics explored in the recent book, Antisemitism Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt, moderated by ADL spokesperson Marji Shapiro and members of the task force. Participants are stron…
