Author Archives: JLedger
70th Anniversary of a Tragic Failure
Rescuing Paintings, Not Jews By Rafael Medoff It’s not easy turning down a request from the president of the United States. But seventy years ago this week, President Franklin D…. Read more
Elbert Weinberg exhibit in Hartford
“The Animals,” an exhibition and sale of the work of the renowned Hartford-born sculptor Elbert Weinberg, will open at Real Art Ways in Hartford on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30… Read more
A seder for seniors
Rabbi Mitchell M. Hurvitz, spiritual leader of Temple Sholom in Greenwich, and his wife, Roseanne Hurvitz, who lead a Jewish worship service each Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Nathaniel… Read more
BY THE NUMBERS: The Counting of the Omer
April 5 25 Nissan Day 10 According to the Torah (Lev. 23:15), we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavuot – a period known as the “Counting… Read more
BOOK Review: Choosing Life in Israel
By P. David Hornik Reviewed by Ruth King David Hornik moved to Israel in 1984. In the preface to Choosing Life In Israel he states: “This book is both about… Read more
Richard Freund named book award finalist
Digging Through History, written by Dr. Richard Freund of West Hartford, has been named a 2012 Book of the Year Award finalist by ForeWord Reviews, a quarterly print journal dedicated… Read more
ADL to honor Woodbridge couple
Dr. John and Beverly Levy of Woodbridge will be honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) at the organization’s 2013 Greater New Haven Torch of Liberty and Centennial Gala on Tuesday… Read more
