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Flower Power in Waterbury

Flower Power in Waterbury

Sixth graders at Yeshiva K’tana in Waterbury proudly show off the “floral arrangements” they created to enhance the celebration of the holiday of Shavuot.  It is traditional on Shavuot to… Read more »

Walking Against Hunger  in Bridgeport

Walking Against Hunger in Bridgeport

For the second year in a row, members of Congregation Beth El in Fairfield did their part to help feed the hungry by joining one of several Walks Against Hunger… Read more »

Scenes from the 2013 Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival

Scenes from the 2013 Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival

At the screening of “Kinderblock 66-Return to Buchenwald” on April 8 were (front row, l-r) film director Rob Cohen, “Buchenwald Boys” Alex Moskovic and Abby Weiner, and Festival chair Ronny… Read more »

Here Come The Brides

Here Come The Brides

Beth El Temple Sisterhood sponsored a Vintage Bridal Fashion Show on Sunday, May 5, featuring a retrospective for wedding dresses, old and new.  The show brought together women from age… Read more »

Learning to live an eco-friendly life

Learning to live an eco-friendly life

On Wednesday, April 24, Hebrew Health Care of West Hartford played host to ten organizations who presented their expertise in energy conservation, public utility control, solar energy, electronic and regular… Read more »

Celebrating Israel @ 65 in Bloomfield

Celebrating Israel @ 65 in Bloomfield

With the school’s principal Rabbi Mordechai Weiss leading the way and Israeli flags held high, students at the Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy paraded around the sprawling grounds of… Read more »

Preserving history

Preserving history

Congregation Beth Israel in New Haven – aka the “Orchard Street Shul” – was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation for work it did to… Read more »

West Hartford “Heroes”

West Hartford “Heroes”

Who is your hero? That was the question asked and answered by first graders at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford (SSDS), who go to dress up and act… Read more »

The winning number in Stamford

The winning number in Stamford

Bi-Cultural Day School’s Excellence 2000 (E2K) math students took first place in the International Math Competition, sponsored by The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education. A total of 16 schools… Read more »

Bridgeport students honor the Six Million

Bridgeport students honor the Six Million

The Bridgeport community remembered Holocaust victims at a special program held at Central High School on Thursday morning, April 11. Mayor Bill Finch, Holocaust survivor Harry Weichsel of Bridgeport, and… Read more »

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