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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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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












