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ADL joins the Redskins brouhaha
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which in October spoke out against “hurtful and offensive names, mascots and logos” in sports, has…
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88 senators voice ‘grave concern’ over Fatah-Hamas government
(JNS.org) Eighty-eight out of 100 U.S. senators signed a letter to President Barack Obama expressing “grave concern” over the unity…
Timberlake in Israel
“The Holy Land… What an experience. I will never forget this day. #Israel,” tweeted Justin Timberlake, after arriving in Israel at…
Jihadists threaten to invade Israel and Jordan
(JNS.org) Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group are reportedly threatening to invade Israel and…
Senate confirms Fischer as Fed vice chairman
(JNS.org) The U.S. Senate on Thursday, June 12 officially confirmed former Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer as vice chairman…
The Voice of The Community
In the spring of 1929, Jewish jurist Louis Brandeis was serving on the Supreme Court; Louis B. Mayer, Sam Warner…
Our outstanding leaders
Samuel Neusner The Ledger’s Founding Father The story of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger begins in 1929 with the newspaper’s…
1929 – A Year to Remember
• On Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day – seven gangsters rivaling Al Capone are gunned down in Chicago. • On…
Celebrating our history
THE THIRTIES 1931 • Unemployment rises to 16.3% as the stock market crash takes effect. • Al Capone is convicted…
The Ledger welcomes Central Massachusetts
When the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish newspaper that operated in Central Massachusetts for nearly 90 years, closed its doors in…
