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Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration

On Nov. 5, Congregation Or Shalom in Orange honored Marion Pritchard at the synagogue’s annual Kristallnacht commemoration. Pritchard, who passed away in December 2016, was involved in the rescue of over 150 Jewish children in Holland during WWII. From left to right: Brian Pritchard (Mario…

Yiddish Musical Theatre Coming to Hamden

On Saturday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m., Congregation Mishkan Israel offers a fun and engaging taste of Yiddish musical theatre with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

The traveling ensemble will perform Mama’s Loshn Kugel, a collection of classic Yiddish humor and theater songs.

The program…

2017 General Assembly

Jody Ellant, Ari Reiter and Jessica Savik joined Judy Alperin, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, in Los Angeles for the 2017 Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in November. This year’s General Assembly will be held Oct. 22-24 in Tel Aviv. 

Welcome New Women of Vision

The Women of Vision Society was created in 1996 by area Jewish women eager to join together to enhance and improve the lives of fellow women and girls in our community.

The Women of Vision Society is a permanent, restricted endowment with the goal to make philanthropy accessible to all wome…

Community Foundation Awards $30,000 for JCC Programming

New Haven– Against a backdrop of state budget reductions and federal policy shifts, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has awarded $3,007,356 in grants to Greater New Haven nonprofits, including a $30,000 grant to the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven to fund cultural arts…

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