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Ariel becomes first Israeli university beyond Green Line
Israel Hayom/ exclusive to JNS.org in Israel, News Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave the order on Monday, Dec. 24 to officially accredit Ariel University Center of Samaria as a… Read more
Memory and legacy
Holocaust memorial exhibit raises awareness of forgotten monument By Cindy Mindell NEW HAVEN – World War II may have ended in Europe in 1945, but memorials to Holocaust victims would… Read more
2012 Top Stories in Connecticut YEAR IN REVIEW
January • Michael Johnston of Wilton is named president and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford. February • The Conservative Synagogue in Westport marked its 25th anniversary…. Read more
2012 Movers & Shakers YEAR IN REVIEW
Stephne and Kerrin Behrend Stamford Perhaps it’s appropriate that, at press time, Stephne and Kerrin Behrend were in… Read more
2012 A Year in Conversation YEAR IN REVIEW
Gloria Z. Greenfield | Director/Producer of the documentary film “Unmasked: Judeophobia and the Threat to Civilization” • January 20, 2012 The… Read more
2012 In Memoriam YEAR IN REVIEW
FREDERICA SAGOR MAAS Frederica Sagor Maas, a Hollywood screenwriter and one of the last links to the silent film era, died… Read more
Newtown’s youngest victim is laid to rest, as the Jewish community comes together
By Cindy Mindell and Judie Jacobson/Connecticut Jewish Ledger FAIRFIELD – Bunches of white balloons marked the entrance to the Abraham L. Green Funeral Home on Beach Road in Fairfield, CT, where… Read more
Breaking up is hard to do Jewish Family Service works to de-stress the divorce process
By Cindy Mindell West Hartford attorney Bob Katz was serving on the board of Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford five years ago when he decided that he could be… Read more
Israel slams EU for targeting construction, underemphasizing Hamas
(Israel Hayom/ exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused the international community of “deafening silence” in response to recent vows by Hamas to fight on until… Read more
The Jewish response to bullying A middle-schooler’s story
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – Melanie Roloff is in seventh grade. Her mother is Israeli and her grandparents live in Israel within commuting distance of Sderot. When Roloff talks about… Read more
