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Two Stamford women win National Jewish Book Award
The woman’s voice in Kaddish By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – Some of the most thoughtful ideas emerge from the most difficult experiences. Barbara Ashkenas was mourning the loss of… Read more
And Justice for All
An Israeli woman fights terrorists…one lawsuit at a time By Cindy Mindell If you think terrorism can’t be successfully combated, you haven’t heard of Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. The attorney from… Read more
Steal a Pencil for Me
New opera tells the story of love and survival during the Holocaust By Cindy Mindell In June 1943, Ina Soep, the wealthy and beautiful daughter of an Amsterdam diamond-cutter, met… Read more
Dim the Lights!
The Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival — March 20 – 30 Silence your cell phones, unwrap your candies, make note of the exits — the reel is about… Read more
Jewish teens tackle world issues at Yeshiva University’s Model UN
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – The United Nations is in session. Sam Collins, Croatian delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, rises to address the debate on a topic currently… Read more
Conversation with Josh Aronson
Award-winning film director brings Orchestra of Exiles to Westport Mar. 23 By Cindy Mindell In the early 1930s, Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, Polish-Jewish violinist… Read more
Solomon Schechter announces new head of school
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – The coming academic year will see a change in leadership at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford. Andrea Kasper has been appointed… Read more
The Crown Market to remain open
WEST HARTFORD – A group of community leaders including Henry M. Zachs, Alan Lazowski, Brian Newman, Leonard Udolf and others has finalized a deal allowing The Crown Market in West Hartford… Read more
“95 years young” The Emanuel Synagogue marks a milestone
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – In a time of synagogue attrition and mergers, it is remarkable (and heartening) to recognize a congregation for longevity. This year marks the… Read more
Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz z”l was a champion of interfaith dialogue
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD — Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz, the former spiritual leader of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford and co-founder of the Center for Christian Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart… Read more
