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B’NAI MITZVAH
SETH MARKS, son of Julie and Larry Marks, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 25 at Temple Beth Hillel in South Windsor. ALISON RESTELLI, daughter of… Read more
ENGAGEMENT — Wallen-Aron
Judy and Michael Aron of West Hartford announce the engagement of their son Jeffrey Aron to Rachel Wallen, daughter of Harriet and the late William Wallen of Swampscott, Mass…. Read more
Jordan Avram Kei-Rahn wins JFK “Make A Difference” award
BOSTON, Mass. – Jordan Avram Kei-Rahn has been named a recipient of the John F. Kennedy “Make A Difference” Award, presented to him by the JFK Library and Museum on… Read more
Connecticut Humanities awards grant for redesign of Holocaust exhibit
WEST HARTFORD – The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford (JHSGH), in partnership with the Mandell Jewish Community Center, has received a grant award from Connecticut Humanities to renovate and… Read more
Andy Eder honored by CT Council for Philanthropy
HARTFORD — Andy Eder of Guilford is one of three philanthropists honored earlier this month by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy at the organization’s annual Connecticut Philanthropy Summit. The… Read more
Diane Greenfield wins national award
WEST HARTFORD – Diane Greenfield of West Hartford is one of ten winners nationwide of Pinnacle Golf’s second annual Going the Distance Awards presented by the Connecticut affiliate of Susan… Read more
Seeking Hartford area host families for Israeli Scouts
The Mandell Jewish Community Center in West Hartford is seeking two families willing to house two Israeli scouts who will be working at the JCC’s Camp Shalom in Windsor … Read more
West Hartford, Ridgefield residents elected to top spots at CT Orthopaedic Society
HARTFORD – Dr. Ross A. Benthien of West Hartford has been elected president of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society. Benthein was elected president at the more than 275-member Society at the… Read more
BY THE NUMBERS: Optimism vs. Pessimism
(JNS.org) Israelis are more optimistic about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state than Palestinians, and Palestinians favor armed struggle as their means of achieving statehood, a new Pew Research Center… Read more
“Covers” inaugurates new division of Folksbiene
A new play, “Covers,” exploring the Russian-Jewish immigrant experience inaugurates Folksbiene RU, a new initiative of the award-winning National Yiddish Theatre, Folksbiene, co-created in partnership with Genesis Philanthropy Group. Directed by… Read more












