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May 23, 2019

American GIs Held Purim Service in Goebbels’ Confiscated Castle

by Yelena Gerovich New American Acculturation Coordinator

Purim is right around the corner. In 1945, a group of American GIs held belated Purim services inside the Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels’ confiscated castle.

According to the Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the Jewish…

May 22, 2019

Open for Everyone

As reported in the January issue of Shalom New Haven, the JCC has initiated a partnership with Chapel Haven Schleifer Center. Chapel Haven is a nationally accredited school and transition program for adults with disabilities in New Haven. “This partnership fits very closely with our missio…

May 22, 2019

Hope, Holidays and Honor

I often comment that one of the best benefits of working for our Jewish community is that I have the opportunity to see and interact with children every day. Whether it is the smallest kids in the Beverly Levy Early Learning Center who may be out for a stroller walk or others who are busy le…

May 22, 2019

A Vision for the Future

by Gus Keach-Longo President/CEO The Towers

By merging Tower One and Tower East into one company, The Towers, a wonderful renovation project has been made possible through HUD funds exclusively for the purpose of physical plant. As a key Jewish community asset in downtown New Haven, our inn…

May 22, 2019

Fortunoff Video Archives

With testimonials from nineteen countries, the collection reflects a broad range of Nazi-occupied Europe. Testimonies include survivors that are Jewish, Roma and Sinti, Jehovah Witnesses and political prisoners; resistors and rescuers; and liberators who served in the armed forces. You do no…

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