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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hebrew High School of New England will honor Rabbi Philip and Mrs. Ruth Lazowski, at their annual scholarship dinner on June 1. The dinner will be… Read more »

BLOOMFIELD – “Those Who Nourish Our Souls” is the theme of the annual dinner of the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy, to be held on Tuesday, June 14, 5:30… Read more »

I want to take this opportunity to share additional information about the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s new funding model. The nature of Jewish affiliation is changing – a decline… Read more »

Were you a student at UConn? Have family who are presently enrolled at the school? Were you a part of Hillel and Jewish student life on campus? Past, present and… Read more »

Thirty thousand participants from the tri-state area are expected to join the Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, June 5, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., marking the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s… Read more »

Theodore N. Kaplan of West Hartford will be elected president of the Mandell Jewish Community Center (JCC) at the organization’s annual meeting to be held Wednesday, May 18, at 7… Read more »

WESTPORT – Freida Hecht, a teacher and program coordinator at Beth Israel Synagogue of Westport/Norwalk, was among several community “Heroes” honored by the Lower Fairfield County chapter of the American… Read more »

Three from CT now in national Jewish communal posts

HARTFORD – Connecticut talk show host Lisa Wexler, of WSTC, Stamford and WNLK, Norwalk, has now also been appointed a correspondent for Fox TV O&O WTIC-TV, Hartford, focusing on the… Read more »

The following is a list of programs marking Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Memorial Day – which is observed on Sunday, May 1.