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Oct 4, 2018

Jewish Foundation Promotes Wish List of Community Needs

A wish list of local community grant needs is featured on the Jewish Foundation’s website. Community members can access the list by going to jfgnh.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/grant.

Donors interested in funding a grant request can contact the organization directly or go through the Jewish…

Oct 4, 2018

Oren Shares Genealogical Hunt at JCC Author Series

A visit to an abandoned Polish Jewish cemetery in 1993 launches New Haven local Dan Oren’s 20-year search to solve the mystery of “Who is buried in Sarah’s tomb?” “The Wedding Photo” is the story of Oren’s genealogical hunt over the past 25 years for his family’s lost histori…

Oct 4, 2018

Kristallnacht Program Honors Lawyer Whose Efforts Saved Thousands

“...Tell the President that if he doesn’t act on this report, I’m going to resign and release it to the press!” Josiah “Joe” DuBois Jr.

On Sunday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m., Congregation Or Shalom will honor the late Josiah “Joe” DuBois Jr. at the 12th annual Kristallnacht Commemor…

Sep 20, 2018

Shofar Sounds as a Call to Action During These High Holy Days

by Judy Alperin
CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven

When I was a little girl, we would go to Aunt Carol’s house for Rosh Hashanah dinner. We weren’t related by blood, but our families were the best of friends and none of us had relatives in Cherry Hill. We celebrated Rosh Hashan…

Sep 18, 2018

Start of Israel’s school year marks a new beginning for immigrant families

Alina Stupin, a native of Novosibirsk, Russia, and Leah Gabayahu, whose parents immigrated from Ethiopia, eagerly awaited the start of 1st grade classes at the Bereshit School in Kiryat Yam after preparing for the school year at The Jewish Agency’s Sapir Absorption Center in the seaside ci…

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