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 …
by Judy Alperin
CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven
We had such a long, cold, dark and dreary winter. But spring is picking up with lush greenery, beautiful blooms and renewal everywhere. Everything hasn’t been rosy as a severe storm ripped through the area causing havoc with two …
By Jeannette Brodeur
Shalom New Haven Editor
You’ll have to forgive Carol and David Robbins, of Guilford, for kvelling a bit about their daughter lately. Missy Robbins, 47, who grew up in North Haven, recently received the coveted James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in NYC for her …
