CT families connect with Israeli center for at-risk youth
By Cindy Mindell ~ WESTPORT — Shlomo Kessel has a lot of stories to tell. Kessel is the executive director... Read more
Dispute over interfaith cemetery in Colchester gains national attention
By Cindy Mindell ~ COLCHESTER – What started two years ago as a quiet, garden-variety lawsuit in this small... Read more
W. Hartford synagogue kicks off new “unified” ed. program
By Cindy Mindell ~ WEST HARTFORD – For some 30 years, The Emanuel Synagogue has offered programming... Read more
The evolving legacy of Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl’s legacy begins with his final words. The South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal,... Read more
Oren discusses the Jewish state’s ‘challenges, opportunities’
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—During a visit to the U.S. Naval Academy last week, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael... Read more
CT News
- CT families connect with Israeli center for at-risk youth
- Dispute over interfaith cemetery in Colchester gains national attention
- W. Hartford synagogue kicks off new “unified” ed. program
- The evolving legacy of Daniel Pearl
- Oren discusses the Jewish state’s ‘challenges, opportunities’
- Coming together to bake “Loaves of Love”
- CT connects with Israeli high-tech
- Q & A with Gloria Z. Greenfield on “Judeophobia”
- The answer is: Who is Jason Keller
- Family secret revealed… 92 years later
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CT families connect with Israeli center for at-risk youth
By Cindy Mindell ~ WESTPORT — Shlomo Kessel has a lot of stories to tell. Kessel is the executive director of the Emunah Sarah Herzog Children’s Center, a residential and… Read more
Dispute over interfaith cemetery in Colchester gains national attention
By Cindy Mindell ~ COLCHESTER – What started two years ago as a quiet, garden-variety lawsuit in this small town has lately become a cause celebre of the national media,… Read more
W. Hartford synagogue kicks off new “unified” ed. program
By Cindy Mindell ~ WEST HARTFORD – For some 30 years, The Emanuel Synagogue has offered programming for high school-aged teens of all abilities. Now, the congregation is trying out… Read more
The evolving legacy of Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl’s legacy begins with his final words. The South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, Pearl was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda on Feb. 1, 2002 in… Read more
Oren discusses the Jewish state’s ‘challenges, opportunities’
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—During a visit to the U.S. Naval Academy last week, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren stressed both privately and publicly that his country remains committed to working… Read more
Coming together to bake “Loaves of Love”
Chabad announces new initiative. GLASTONBURY — Close to 100 local women enjoyed an afternoon of food, fun, and friendship at the “Loaves of Love” challah-baking event hosted by The… Read more
CT Briefs
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State Rep Becker to run again
WEST HARTFORD– State Representative Brian Becker (D-Avon, Farmington, and West Hartford) has announced his intention to seek re-election for the 19th District House seat. “In my first campaign, I pledged… Read more
- Hartford Jewish Federation focuses on next generation
- 5th Annual Regina Miller Jewish Ed. Workshop at Greenberg Center
- Jewish CT events honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Menorah lighting arount CT
Jewish Life
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Ask Dr. Santiago: February is Children’s Dental Health Month
Ask Dr. Santiago! a monthly look at trends in dentistry… February is Children’s Dental Health Month With Children’s Dental Health month almost upon us, I wouldn’t be doing my… Read more
- Torah Portion: Bo
- Stamford chooses book for community “read”
- Torah Portion: Va’era
- Yum Tov! Not just your Bubby’s recipes
Milestones
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Westport teen releases new CD
WESTPORT — Teen musician Sam Weiser of Westport has released a new CD, entitled “String Theory,” comprised of original instrumental compositions, all arranged and performed by Weiser, with the exception… Read more
- Foundation’s Israel Fund to help at-risk youth find jobs
- Meredith Abel to be honored by Ezra Academy
- B'nai Mitzvah
- Johnston named head of Hartford’s Foundation
National/World
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And the Oscar goes to…
The Israeli film “Footnote” is one of five films nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday,… Read more
- Israelis respond to Arab hacking
- College kids feel close to Israel
- Briefs from around the world
- Netanyahu to Young Pilots: I Believe in You
Obituaries
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Channel 8’s “Dr. Mel” had a passion for weather
Dr. Melvin G. Goldstein, the long-time meteorologist for Connecticut’s Channel 8 news team known to most as “Dr. Mel,” died on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a… Read more
- Rhoda (Shafter) Shifreen
- Lewis S. Sheketoff
- Edna Kleiman
- Efrem Jaffe
Opinion
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Five lies about Auschwitz
By Rafael Medoff ~ On Friday, January 27, the United Nations will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the Soviet army’s liberation of Auschwitz. As the largest and… Read more
- President should speak out against religious persecution
- J Street U doesn’t belong in Berkley’s Jewish Student Union
- Iran is an enemy. That doesn’t mean Turkey is a friend.
- Letter: Politics mars “Taste of Torah”
Special Features
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Movers & Shakers 2011
Here is the Jewish Ledger’s list of Movers & Shakers making a difference in our community in 2011.
Spotlight on Business
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Simsbury woman grows a new business
SIMSBURY — Elizabeth Greenberg of Simsbury was a freshman at Elon University when she learned that her friend Andrew was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. While Andrew recovered from surgery, Elizabeth… Read more
- CT connects with Israeli high-tech
- Optical Alternatives offers Ronit Furst "Israeli Eye Candy"
- Spotlight on… Ben Adler, Community Leader
