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A Conversation with Robyn Teplitzky About a Women’s Mission to Israel

Jewish Federations of North America’s National Women’s Philanthropy is proud to present Heart to Heart 9: Empowering. Exhilarating. Extraordinary. Through this special trip, curated particularly for women, you can embark on a life-changing odyssey; joining like-minded, smart, motivated w…

Mazal Tov: Coveted Kavod Key Awarded to Deserving Recipients

At the annual meeting of the Jewish Federation, Foundation and JCC of Greater New Haven, longtime JCC member Soudi Bakhtiaria’s acceptance speech about her Kavod Key Society Award was filled with admiration, heartfelt praise and many “thank you’s” for her fellow JCC community members…

Connecticut Increases Penalties for Hate Crimes

In response to rising incidents of hate in our communities, the Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), in tandem with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), celebrated the recent passage of new, tougher hate crimes legislation in Connecticut.

This bill, slated to become…

JFS Welcomes New Professionals

Ariel Blau joins the JFS team as its newest licensed psychotherapist. Ariel grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is ready to assist both English and Spanish speaking members of our community. He was a Professor of Experimental Performance and Creativity at Evergreen State College in Washi…

From Whose Dreams

How did it all start? From what humble beginnings? From whose dreams? Aided by the memories of many individuals, we have gleaned the following history of the work of many dedicated volunteers whose names were never recorded. Camp Laurelwood has grown through the generosity and efforts of man…

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