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KOLOT: The War Comes to Tel Aviv
By Jeremy Jacobson I was unbuttoning my pants when the war came to Tel Aviv. It was just after 6:30 p.m. and I had recently returned from work and was… Read more
THANKSGIVING 2012
Giving Thanks…the Jewish Way According to one popular historical interpretation, Thanksgiving is modeled on the biblical harvest of Sukkot. The story goes that the Pilgrims, seeing themselves as new Israelites… Read more
Election 2012: Mixed results for Jewish Congressional candidates
Democrats outpace Republicans By Sean Savage/JNS.org NEW YORK, N.Y. – Nov. 6 was a mixed night for Jews vying for a seat in the 113th Congress, as redistricting played a… 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
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
Jihadists’ rise in Syria complicates option for Israel and the West
By Sean Savage/JNS.org As the conflict in Syria continues to escalate, there are growing fears of an increasing radical jihadist role in the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad’s government—complicating options… 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
Kristallnacht • A Lesson Learned
On Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, as Hitler came to power, Germany and Austria erupted in a spree of attacks against synagogues and Jewish homes and businesses that came to… Read more
