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This Holiday Season, Donate a Book and Help an At-Risk Student Succeed

West Hartford, Conn. (November 18, 2016) - Children’s Reading Partners, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the West Hartford Rotary Club are teaming up this holiday season to get new and gently used books into the hands of at-risk preschool and elementary school students. The Greate…

Social Media Expert Allison Fine Facilitates Jewish Leadership Conference

“A community is too heavy for anyone to carry alone,” says the Midrash, or ancient Jewish commentary, found in Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10.

Social media guru Allison Fine came to Greater Hartford on November 1 to advise Jewish communal leaders on this very topic. Fine, the author of Mattern…

Hartford Hawks, Children’s Reading Partners Team Up to Help Kids Read

West Hartford (November 1, 2016) – The Hartford Hawks women's basketball team at the University of Hartford recently trained to become volunteers with Children's Reading Partners, a program supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Team members will read books one-on-one eve…

Build Your Personal Brand at November 9 Jewish Professionals Network Dinner

West Hartford, Conn. (October 31, 2016) – Kathy McAfee, executive presentation coach and author of Stop Global Boring, will share her expertise on developing a personal brand strategy at the Jewish Professionals Network Dinner on Wednesday, November 9, at the 1877 Club at the University of…