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Our Woman of Impact profile features a local woman making a notable impact in our community. For this issue, we spoke with Lisa Fishman, a mainstay in Greater Hartford’s Jewish community for over 40 years. Lisa is a past recipient of the Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland award, recognizing a lifetim…
Today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice, while deeply flawed, affirms Israel’s right to continue defending itself from ongoing attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis following the horrific and brutal attacks of October 7th, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaus…
What role does Jewishness play in your life, both as an individual and as a mother?
It’s central to everything. I came to Judaism much later in my life, following a Momentum trip to Israel in 2016. Since that time, there isn’t a day that goes by where I’m not touched by Judaism in som…
Our Woman of Impact profile features a local woman making a notable impact in our community. For this issue, we spoke with Dr. Robin Santiago, who has called West Hartford home for nearly her entire life. Until her retirement five years ago, Robin owned a private dental practice in West Hart…
A partnership between Jewish Family Services, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford (SSDS), and JTConnect has led to a new “Belonging and Wellness” pilot program for Jewish students at SSDS. This four-session series, developed for the school’s seventh-grade class, focuse…
