In 2022, on the day the designate by the UN as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, New York State launched "New York State Lights Up” — a way of remembering the six million lives lost in the attempted annihilation of the Jewish people more than half a century ago.
Held annually o…
By Elanit Kayne Linder
Director, Care Navigators, Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Author of “The Bucket and the Stone”
Journey-Drawings: ART AS MEDICINE is a new project. Your life questions can be sent to [email protected] to be included in the Shalom New Haven publi…
From devoted and caring staff to a variety of fun activities, Camp Laurelwood in Madison is CT’s premier Jewish overnight and day camp for a variety of reasons, said Louis Lasko, Camp Laurelwood’s Director.
“We keep a strictly kosher kitchen, sing Hebrew songs, have Shabbat every Frid…
Every year, when summer rolled around, Serena Sachs couldn’t wait to get back to the JCC Day Camps. After all, that was when the Branford resident got to see old friends and make a few new ones, and collect a load of enduring memories. It was, as she describes it, “my favorite time of ye…
By Susan Donovan, JCC Director of Wellness Services, JCC of Greater New Haven
If you find yourself making the same resolution year after year that never make it to the end of January, it’s time to stop setting yourself up for failure. Instead, decide what is important to you and, even mor…
