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Feb 17, 2017

Feb. 17 Community Update From the Desk of Judith Alperin Diamondstein

I’ve learned a lot in the last couple of months; some of the things I’ve learned are about myself and the confirmation that despite our challenges, I know I made the correct decision by choosing to become a part of the Greater New Haven Jewish community and some of the things center on t…

Feb 2, 2017

Kindergarten Readiness

Laura Riccio-Prestash
Head/Mentor Teacher, Yeladim Early Learning Center at the JCC
 
It seems hard to imagine planning for a new school year when winter has only just begun, but it is at this very time that kindergarten registration begins in many of our communities.  For parents of ch…

Jan 31, 2017

Statement Opposing President Trump's Executive Order Regarding Refugees

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven condemns President Trump’s Executive Order barring many refugees and immigrants from entering the United States. 

President Trump’s Executive Order, issued on Friday, January 27, 2017, bans any refugees from entering the United States for 120 …

Jan 31, 2017

DeLauro Addresses Omission of Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day by Trump

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro wrote to President Trump in response to his statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The President's statement omitted Jews, ignoring the "systematic, calculated, and horrific mass murder of six million Jews." DeLauro urged the President to "represe…

Jan 19, 2017

Muslim Coalition of CT Stands with Jewish Community

The Jewish community is both heartened and strengthened by the beautiful words of support by the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut in their press release today. Their words echo the same tone we struck when we wrote a letter of support just recently to our Muslim brothers and sisters at the …

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