Press Releases

JCARR Welcomes Family #1

On January 26, 2016, we welcomed a family of three young siblings – all in their twenties - from the Democratic Republic of Congo.  They were soon joined by the wife and 2-year-old son of the eldest.  The family had lived in a refugee camp in Rwanda for a decade before being resettled in…

Federation Welcomes Gaudette as Program & Development Manager

WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM &
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER DO?
The Program & Development Manager
works to bring in cultural and
educational programming to the
Greater New Haven adult community.
I will also work with the affinity
groups, such as Women’s Philanthropy,
in an effort to join together
and inte…

Temple Emanuel Joins Historic Czech Torah Scrolls NYC Procession

On February 5, Rabbi Michael Farbman and congregants from Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven attended a once-in-a-lifetime event celebrating their Holocaust Torah, with other guardians of Czech scrolls at Temple Emmanu-El in New York City.

The event was sponsored by the Memorial Scrolls Tr…

Trachten Receives Prestigious Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award

by Robyn Teplitzky
Federation Senior Development Consultant

Imagine the impact of a room of 1,200 Jewish women from around the world can
make! Eleven Lions from Greater New Haven; Judy Alperin, Linda Caplan. Amy
Holtz, Betsy Hoos, Marcia Reiter, Dana Schwartz, Judy Skolnick, Lisa Stanger,
R…

Purim Events Planned Throughout Community

BEKI

Purim festivities at BEKI will begin
on Saturday, March 16, with a meet
and greet with mask-maker Beckie
Kravetz, from 12:30- 2 p.m., following
services and the weekly luncheon.
Sabbath rules will be observed.

The reading of the Purim Megillah, a
costume party event with much merrimen…

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