by Amalya Brownstein
Young Emissary Coordinator
Please welcome our newest Young Emissaries from Israel, Noa Saitowitz and Ziv Peleg, who will arrive here on Aug. 29.
To those who are unfamiliar with the Young Emissary program, it is a 10-month volunteer service experience that is jointly s…
They paraded through a sea of blue and white, led by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Every conceivable Jewish organization from A to Z – the Anti-Defamation League to the Zionist Organization of America - was represented. The marchers included scores of synagog…
The Wepawaug-CT Valley-West Rock Chapter of Hadassah recently honored Dr. Sarah Blum, chaplain at Yale New Haven Health-Yale New Haven Hospital-St. Raphael Campus, as their Hadassah Woman of Valor for her “passion and dedication to our community.”
Blum received her Doctor of Ministry fr…
The Tillie L. and Albert B. Friedman Fund for Jewish Education in honor of Sophia, Aaron and Benjamin Bruce
Harriet Friedman‘s primary motivation behind setting up this fund was to honor her parents “in a most meaningful way.”
“Tillie and Albert are my parents, Sophia, Aaron, and B…
by Brian Levy
Federation Director of Outreach, Engagement and Community Relations
In May, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 452, which adds Holocaust and genocide education and awareness to the required courses of study for public schools. The bill also requires all local …
