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Aug 25, 2017

Women of Vision Society Provides Grant for JFS Domestic Violence Program

According to national statistics, domestic violence is the single greatest cause of injury to women. Although the frequency and severity of this behavior varies, from willful intimidation, physical assault, battery and sexual assault, it often includes physical and sexual violence, economic …

Aug 25, 2017

‘Disturbing the Peace’ Film Screening Set for Sept. 14

Members of the BEKI (Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel) Israel Study Group (BISG) and Mishkan Israel’s Social Action Committee are hosting a free community screening of the film “Disturbing the Peace,” on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel, 85 Harris…

Aug 25, 2017

Netanyahu thanks U.S. lawmakers for their strong support of Israel

(JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday with a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Congress, thanking the lawmakers for their “strong support” of the Jewish state, according to a statement from the Israeli leader’s office. 

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Aug 25, 2017

JFS Welcomes Caplan as New Board President

At the Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven’s Annual Meeting on June 14, a new slate of officers of the Board of Directors was sworn in.

The new officers are: President Linda Caplan, Vice President Ilene Rosalimsky Bronen, Treasurer Joel Sachs, and Secretary Laura Elman.

Caplan beg…

Aug 25, 2017

Has the Heat of Anti-Semitism Around the World Become Too Hot?

By Gabriel Groisman/JNS.org

The stinging heat of anti-Semitism is being felt, yet again, around the world. Whether you live in Miami, Rome or Santiago, the goosebumps we all got when we heard the chants of the white supremacists in Charlottesville—“Jews will not replace us”—are the …

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