Dignity Grows Jumps In to Help During Bronx Fire Aftermath

West Hartford, Conn. (January 18, 2022)  – Dignity Grows’ Hartford Chapter, in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, delivered 200 personal and menstrual hygiene totes to help serve displaced tenants and neighbors affected by the January 9th deadly fire in the Tw…

Connecticut Joins “Shine A Light” Coalition to Spotlight Antisemitism

With the goal of drawing attention to the number of antisemitic incidents on a dangerous upward spiral all across the country, the Jewish Federations of Connecticut, together with their respective Jewish Community Relations Councils, the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut (JFACT) a…

Online Book Drive Benefits At-Risk Students in Hartford Area Public Schools

West Hartford, Conn. (November 17, 2021) - Children’s Reading Partners, the West Hartford Rotary Club, and The Miale Team at Keller Williams have joined forces for the eighth annual Greater Hartford Holiday Book Drive, which will run from November 29 through December 31. The drive, which i…

Jewish Free Loan Celebrates Its 1 Yr Anniversary; More Loans Now Available

West Hartford, Conn. (November 9, 2021) ⁠— The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford is excited to celebrate the first anniversary of the Jewish Free Loan Fund of Greater Hartford, marking a successful year of providing a hand up — not a handout — to our neighbors in need by making i…

Joyce Mandell to Receive JFNA's 2022 Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award

West Hartford, Conn. (October 14, 2021) ⁠— Dedicated philanthropist and community leader Joyce Mandell has been selected to receive the 2022 Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award from the Jewish Federations of North America’s National Women’s Philanthropy division. Among her many accomplishm…