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Sen. Slossberg Championed Jewish Causes During Her Tenure

After serving 14 years in the State Senate, Gayle Slossberg (D-14), the only Jewish state senator for the last several years, has announced that she will not seek reelection in November. Her district encompasses Milford, Orange, West Haven and Woodbridge. 

Slossberg said she has always lis…

The Towers Plarning Project Aids the Homeless

by Cynthia Mindell Special to Shalom New Haven

There are those who wring their hands over the amount of plastic finding its way into landfills and oceans, and there are others who use their hands as part of the solution. In the act of “plarning.” A fusion of plastic and yarn,“plarn”…

Federation, Foundation, JCC Sponsor ‘Merchant of Venice’

The Jewish Federation, Foundation, and JCC will sponsor the New England premiere of “The Merchant of Venice” at the 2018 International Festival of Arts & Ideas. 

In an utterly unique theatrical event, New Haven’s 2018 International Festival of Arts & Ideas brings one of Shakespeare…

JTE March of the Living

In April, members of our local JTE group participated in the March of the Living, where they journeyed to Poland to explore the remnants of the Holocaust, visit concentration camp sites and then traveled to Israel for Israeli Independence Day. Above, JTE member Maya Barbieri celebrated her B…

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