Israel’s Arab citizens comprise approximately 20 percent of the population, or 1.8 million people: Muslim, Christian, Druze, and Circassian. As a group, they share national and familial connections to the Palestinian people in the West Bank, Gaza, and elsewhere, but have a unique identity …
As I sat down to write this column, the recent increase in anti-Semitism has me deeply saddened. Over the last few years, increased acts led us to blame the rise on the far right. With a new administration, many had hoped we would reign this in. However, it has only increased and is now comi…
From the desk of Judy Alperin
Chief Executive Officer
When my children were young, Eric Carle, who recently passed away, was a favorite author. They loved so many of his brightly illustrated stories but one of their favorites was “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. I’ve been thinking ab…
by Ambassador Meron Reuben
Israel Consul General to New England
This past spring has been quite a difficult one for both Israel and the Jewish communities in the United States. The eleven-day conflict in May with Hamas and the unfortunate spillover that brought about a rash of anti-Semitic…
by Susan Donovan Group and Virtual Exercise Manager JCC of Greater New Haven
Still a buzz word,Pilates continues to be a popular form of core training. It is an innovative, safe system of exercise that uses a variety of props and equipment (or apparatus as it is called) in addition to being…
