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In 1899, Mark Twain penned a famous essay entitled "Concerning the Jews." Twain wrote:
The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they …
October 2019
Each month our Women of Impact profile features a local woman, nominated by a community member, who is making an impact in our community. For this month's profile, we spoke with Carolyn Gitlin, who has just begun her term as Federation Board Chair. Carolyn was nominated by Lion…
We ushered out Yom Kippur Wednesday night and once again were confronted with news of a violent attack against Jews - this time a shooter in Germany who tried to storm a synagogue and, while screaming "Jew," killed two on the outside.
In a just published book entitled How to Fight Anti-Semi…
Lee Bolman, author of Leading with Soul, visited Hartford this week and spoke at an event co-sponsored by the Federation's Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Leadership Academy. His theme is that the most effective, inspiring leaders are guided and motivated by a higher purpos…
Friends, this week has been full of transitions and new beginnings. Most of our local schools are back in session, and on Wednesday I had the pleasure of welcoming our new Israeli Young Emissaries, or shinshinim, Shaked Buzaglo and Michal Hacmon, to Connecticut for the 2019-2020 school year.…