Joint Statement on President Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

Dear Friends,
 
Yesterday our Federation issued a joint statement on President Trump's Executive Order on immigration along with several other Federations across Connecticut, the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut, and the Anti-Defamation League of Connecticut. The full text of th…

New Group Forms for Birthright Israel Alumni in Greater Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (January 25, 2017) – A new social group has formed to connect former participants in the Taglit-Birthright Israel program, which offers free trips to Israel for young Jewish adults ages 18 to 26. The Hartford Birthright Alumni Network aims to help them meet new friends…

2016 Greater Hartford Holiday Book Drive Celebrates Success

More than 1,500 Books, Nearly $1,000 Donated for At-Risk Students

U.S. Abstention from UN Vote Is Unacceptable

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford is deeply disappointed that the United States abstained from Friday's vote on the one-sided, anti-Israel resolution that was passed by the UN Security Council.

The decision to abstain undermined a core principle of American foreign policy that has b…

National Expert Maya Bernstein Brings “Adaptive Leadership” to Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (December 9, 2016) – More than 70 Jewish communal leaders from 17 institutions attended an Adaptive Leadership Conference with Jewish leadership and innovation expert Maya Bernstein on November 29 at Beth El Temple in West Hartford.  The conference is part of the “C…