Light in the Darkness: ADL Connecticut’s Work Pays Off

ADL is a national organization that works to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. With its Annual Audit tracking more than 2,000 incidents across the U.S. last year — the third-highest yearly total on record — ADL’s work is more imp…

Federation & JCRC Condemn Escalating Violence in Israel

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (May 11, 2021) – The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Hartford strongly condemn the recent escalation of violence targeting civilians in Israel.  Hundreds of rockets launched from Gaza have caused mounting dea…

Living Our Why

Friends: In this week's Shabbat message, my colleague Heather Rubin Fiedler, Federation’s Vice President of Jewish Education and Leadership, reflects on the why of our Jewish community — why we do what we do, why we seek the deeper meaning, and why, as Jews, we consistently strive toward…

World-Class Judaic Teaching and Research in Our Own Backyard

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered many facets of life, it has only made the academic output of UConn’s Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life more prolific. Below, Professor Avinoam Patt, Ph.D., Doris and Simon Konover Chair in Judaic Studies and Director of the C…

From Hartford to Texas: Warm Hearts and Helping Hands

“It's what we do; we step up to help our community. It can be Hartford, Dallas, or anywhere in the world. We are built for times like this!” – Carolyn Gitlin, Federation’s Chair of the Board

All Jews are responsible for one another — which is why, when the Dallas and Houston metro…