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Woman of Impact: Amanda Katzman

Our Woman of Impact profile features a local woman making a notable impact in our community. For this issue, we spoke with Amanda Katzman, a dedicated community leader who continues a remarkable family legacy of Jewish communal service. Amanda’s grandmother, Bernice Waldman z”l, was inst…

Jewish Federations rejoice as 20 living hostages return home to Israel

Today is a day of hope and, we pray, the beginning of healing for the hostages, their families and all of Israel.

For 738 days, 48 out of 250 people kidnapped from Israel have been held in captivity by Hamas terrorists, in horrific conditions.

Through 18 major Jewish holidays and 105 Shab…

Jewish Federations Welcome Deal to Bring All Hostages Home

Jewish Federations welcome news of the first phase of the deal between Israel and Hamas that President Trump announced, to return all the remaining hostages home and end the war.

The attacks of October 7th, 2023 and the explosion of global antisemitism that followed shook the Jewish communi…

Woman of Impact: Jessica Fish

Our Woman of Impact profile features a local woman making a notable impact in our community. For this issue, we spoke with Jessica Fish, a dedicated community leader who has served on the boards of both Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford…

“We Are One”: Greater Hartford Hosts Open Their Home to Sufa Survivors

Kibbutz Sufa, located just over a mile from the Gazan border, suffered devastating losses during the October 7 terrorist attacks. Lives were lost, homes riddled with bullet holes, and all 227 residents displaced—disrupting an entire community's way of life. In response, Federation establis…