Author Archives: CindyMindell
Jewish community responds to arrests of cemetery vandals
By Cindy Mindell HARTFORD – On Monday, the Hartford Police Department announced the arrests of three teenagers suspected of knocking over or destroying more than 90 monuments in the Tower… Read more
Trading Places
West Hartford rabbis swap pulpits to bridge the denominational divide By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – Less than a mile apart, two synagogues bearing different denominational affiliations observe distinct “brands”… Read more
The art of the eruv
Yale mounts three exhibits exploring a little known Jewish ritual By Cindy Mindell NEW HAVEN – Photographer and professor Margaret Olin has been interested in the eruv for more… Read more
Beyond Our Borders
Historic medical training partnership launched between Hartford & Israel By Cindy Mindell HARTFORD – Last month, Hartford Hospital and Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel announced a five-year partnership to… Read more
A Jew Tours for Romney
By Dennis Prager I spent the last week of October speaking to thousands of Mitt Romney supporters in four “battleground” states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Virginia. I travelled with my… Read more
“When Christians Were Jews”
Dr. Paula Fredriksen in Fairfield Nov. 5 By Cindy Mindell Award-winning author and prominent religious scholar Paula Fredriksen is the Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University… Read more
Q&A with… Dr. Michael Dobkowski
Polish-Jewish relationship is a complex, multi-layered subject, says Holocaust scholar By Cindy Mindell The history of the Polish-Jewish relationship is, in a word, complex, colored by the country’s strict brand… Read more
“Funny, You Do Look Jewish”
Renowned art journalist explains what it means to look at art “Jewishly” in Chester, Nov. 4 By Cindy Mindell What does it mean to look “Jewishly” at art? Robin Cembalest,… Read more
Vandals hit Jewish cemeteries
By Cindy Mindell HARTFORD – Police and local Jewish community leaders are responding to a recent wave of vandalism in several Jewish sections of the Tower Avenue and Zion Hill… Read more
Setting up home
Jewish Association for Community Living celebrates 30 years By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – Three decades ago, there were two residential options for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities: an… Read more
