Everyone has a Jewish story. Some
take twists and turns to far off
lands, heroic tales of overcoming
adversity and persecution, or even
connections to the great Talmudists
or sages. Some begin in the recent
past with marriage, the birth of a
child, participation in a life-cycle
event, partic…
The Jewish Community Relations
Council (JCRC) is the public affairs
arm of the Jewish Federation of
Greater New Haven. The Federation
recently welcomed Eliraz
Shifman Berman as its new JCRC
Director.
WHAT DOES A JCRC
DIRECTOR DO?
The first thing that the Jewish Community
Relations Council D…
by Deb Gaudette
Federation Programming Development Manager
We are excited to be preparing for our Third Annual Mitzvah Day being held on Sunday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year, we have several inspiring projects for participants to choose from.
In addition, this year, while we wi…
‘Otzma Yehudit’, or ‘Jewish Power’ party, was formed by followers of the late Brooklyn Born extremist, Meir Kahana. After immigrating to Israel, he established the ‘Kach’ Party that advocated expulsion of Arabs from Israel. ‘Kach’ gained it’s only-ever seat in parliamenta…
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, as one of the 7 Jewish Federation members who make up JFACT (Jewish Federations Association of Connecticut), condemns the anti-Semitic and irresponsible tweet used by the Wadsworth Campaign.
