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Goodbye to a Visionary Leader

From the desk of Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America

It is with very heavy hearts that we say goodbye to such an iconic visionary. His life and all he accomplished should be celebrated. Federations have been privileged to have had a longstanding re…

Home in the making

Published: Yale Herald BY EVE SNEIDER 

At 1:30 a.m. on a warm night last May, Moutoni-Marie Ngaboyishema and her son Fabior Naurellio got off the Metro North at Union Station. The trip took more than a decade.

It began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Marie lived with her famil…

A Message to the Community from Judy Diamondstein

Charles Dickens began his novel A Tale of Two Cities with the following:  

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." If he were to sit down to write today, I wonder if he would find the same words.

 

In so many wa…

JCRC Statement Regarding Black Lives Matter Platform

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven offers its strong endorsement of the statement made by our colleagues at the Boston JCRC. We look forward to continuing to build bridges of friendship and support within the Greater New Haven community based…

24,000 Granted to JCC by CT Humanities for 2016-2017 Arts & Cultural Events

A $24,000 grant to the JCC of Greater New Haven awarded by CT Humanities will enable residents across the region to engage with issues related to history, politics, current events, race/racism, ethnicity, family structure, and parenting through artistic and cultural mediums.

The politically…

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