West Hartford – Annual Meeting of the Jewish Historial Society of Greater Hartford; with guest speaker Dr. Risa Sodi of Yale University, who will speak on the topic: “A Painting Sues for its Freedom: The Holocaust in Italy and a Renaissance Masterwork”; desserts; 7 p.m., at the Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., (860) 727-6170, jhsgh.org. FREE