The Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut strongly condemns recent comments comparing Hitler and Nazis to Governor Lamont. Such linkage trivializes the extent of crimes against humanity, diminishes the suffering of survivors, and offends those who understand the profound evil Hitler a…
The Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, is so grateful to the Women of Vision Society of the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven for awarding us a grant for our newly launched Dignity Grows program. Dignity Grows was started in 2019 in Greate…
This week, Governor Lamont was informed by the White House that our state will soon be asked to accept as many as 310 Afghan refugees for resettlement in Connecticut. Leviticus commands.
“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do them wrong. The stranger who resid…
The Eshcolot B’Emek U’Behar organization was founded in 2004 by parents of disabled children. Its activities are centered in the north of Israel, in the Afula/Gilboa region, and it serves a population which includes adults with Down Syndrome and Autism, as well as those with other in…
Like us, many of you are monitoring the situation in Israel, where wildfires have been burning along the Jerusalem corridor for several days. Thankfully the wildfires seem to be coming under control. Since early in the crisis, the Jewish Federations of North America's Israel Office has be…
