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Two Fairfield County “menschen” to be honored
WESTPORT — Saul Haffner of Westport and Lucy Katz of Easton are recipients of the Menschlichkeit Award given by the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (CHJ). They will be presented with… Read more
Simsbury synagogue victim of hacking
Special to the Ledger HAMDEN – Over the weekend, an international hacking group known as “Moroccan Ghosts” hacked the websites of approximately 50 Jewish congregations across the country, including Farmington… Read more
From Connecticut with love
Baby Boomer volunteers make a difference in Israel By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – For many people, “Israel” and “volunteering” are a natural fit. But for all the opportunities… Read more
Hadassah celebrates its centennial in Jerusalem
Chapters from all across Connecticut join the party By Stacey Dresner and Cindy Mindell Nearly 2,000 members of Hadassah — all dressed in matching commemorative red t-shirts – marched joyfully… Read more
Reviving Prospero
New musical takes on art and resistance during the Holocaust By Cindy Mindell HARTFORD – A group of teens is preparing a musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Nothing… Read more
On the right side of history
When Southbury ousted the Nazis By Cindy Mindell SOUTHBURY – For 75 years, this small town has kept pretty quiet about how it prevented the pro-Hitler German-American Bund… Read more
Setting things straight
“We thought it couldn’t be done,” said Lisa Vaeth, director of the Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford. But it could. And it was. And so, Vaeth announced in… Read more
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
ADL Audit: Antisemitic incidents rose in Connecticut in 2011
More than 1/3 of all incidents are school-based Special to the Ledger HAMDEN – The number of documented antisemitic incidents in Connecticut increased once again in 2011, according to… Read more
An Evening with Alan
About 70 invited guests were on hand to hear Professor Alan Dershowitz talk about a wide range of topics at a special event hosted by the Connecticut office of the… Read more
