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Mar 22, 2017

Bret Stephens to Speak at Jewish High School of Connecticut’s Gala

On Sunday, April 30, supporters of the Jewish High School of Connecticut will hear from Bret Stephens, a member of the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board and writer of "Global View,” the paper's popularly read foreign affairs column.

"We are thrilled to have Bret join our school's ann…

Mar 15, 2017

Estelle Nussbaum on the Shoreline Arts Trail

By Elizabeth Rubin

A coffee maker, a radio, a pair of scissors. Ordinary, ubiquitous objects to most, but to artist Estelle Nussbaum they represent keen observations of daily life.  
 
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Yale University School of Art, Nussbaum has …

Mar 10, 2017

Heartfelt Support in Light of Bomb Threats

These postcards and others were pouring in from all over the country after bomb threats received at our JCC. We cannot be thankful enough for this support from complete strangers, our members, and our community. 

 

 

 

Mar 9, 2017

JFS on a Mission to End Homelessness

Delores brings two cups of freshly brewed coffee to the table and looks around her kitchen. Her new found sense of comfort, security and permanence makes her choke up with emotion. “I would have been on the streets if it weren’t for Jewish Family Service,” she said.  
 
Just a year …

Mar 7, 2017

Moment Tells Story of Syrian Family Helped by JCARR

On the night of the presidential election, Nov. 8, Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR) welcomed a new refugee family from Syria.The parents and three young children hadn't slept in 50 hours. It had been four years since they fled civil war in Syria for Jordan, and jus…

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