Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Alicia Silverstone nixes bris for her son
“If little boys were supposed to have their penises ‘fixed,’ did that mean we were saying that God made the…
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NY Mayor Bill de Blasio criticized by liberal supporters
(JNS.org) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s January appearance before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has garnered…
Ehud Olmert sentenced to 6 years
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 1 million shekel (approx. $290,000)…
Obama receives award from Spielberg’s foundation
(JNS.org) Famed filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust history foundation, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, on Wednesday,…
Pro-Palestinian diplomat to replace Richard Falk
(JNS.org) The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed pro-Palestinian Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono to a new six-year term as…
Israeli teens win global physics competition (again)
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Youngsters from the Ilan Ramon Youth Physics Center in Beersheba, Israel notched an achievement on a…
Israeli anti-terrorism experts to aid search for Nigerian girls
(JNS.org) Israel is sending anti-terrorism experts to Nigeria to assist with the search for 276 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped…
The roots & fruits of Jewish farming
New exhibition digs deep into Judaism and the land By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – It would be difficult to…
Cathrine Fischer Schwartz to step down as head of Hartford Federation
Special to the Ledger WEST HARTFORD – Cathrine Fischer Schwartz, the longtime president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater…
100 years on Orchard Street
Historic New Haven synagogue celebrates a milestone By Cindy Mindell NEW HAVEN – A decade ago, the handful of…
