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Jul 2, 2016

The World Lost a Hero - Elie Weisel z"l

Today, we mourn the death of author, Nobel laureate and treasured friend Elie Wiesel, z"l. His story and accomplishments are well known—a boy from a small town in Romania who survived one of the most horrific events in human history and went on to become a writer, activist and standard-bea…

Jul 1, 2016

We are Horrified by the Brutal Acts of Terror that Took Place in Israel

Woodbridge, CT - The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) are horrified by the brutal acts of terror that took place in Israel today and yesterday. In Kiryat Arba in the West Bank, 13 year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel was stabbed to death w…

Jun 14, 2016

The Jewish Federation of Greater NH Condemns the Act of Terror in Orlando

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) condemn in the strongest possible terms the despicable mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on Sunday. This senseless act of terror and hate took the lives of at least 49 people and wounde…

May 3, 2016

ISRAELFEST NEW HAVEN | SUNDAY, JUNE 5

WOODBRIDGE, Connecticut: Sunday, June 5, the Jewish community will host IsraelFest New Haven on the JCC Campus in Woodbridge from 2-6pm. From 2-4pm there will be an Israeli carnival featuring food, educational booths, dancing, games and much more. The festival will feature a concert at 4pm w…

Jan 3, 2016

IRIS group seeks twice as many refugees for state; Jews helping Syrians

As of last week, some 50 individual organizations had expressed interest in helping and are in various stages of training, with about 20 of them joining together to co-sponsor a family as a way of spreading the day-to-day work among a larger group of participants.

Part of the 50 are seven s…

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