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March Madness Drive Collects Food, Baby Supplies for Families in Need

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (March 10, 2017) – For many Connecticut sports fans, March is all about basketball. But struggling families are often preoccupied by the difficulty of putting food on the table and caring for little ones. The 2017 March Madness Community Needs Drive is an opportunity …

All Are Welcome at Cathrine Fischer Schwartz Annual Interfaith Seder

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (March 10, 2017) – The entire community is invited to the Cathrine Fischer Schwartz Annual Interfaith Seder, to be held Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford.

This unique, free program brings to…

Security: What Federation Is Doing and How You Can Help

Dear friends,
 
As you know, the past few months have seen an uptick in anti-Semitic incidents across the nation - including bomb threats right here in Greater Hartford. Our Federation's mission is to protect and enhance the well-being of Jews locally, in Israel and around the world. As suc…

JMAP Study Collects 1.2 Million Data Points on Our Jewish Community

West Hartford, Conn. (February 14, 2017) – The JMAP community study has tabulated more than 1.2 million data points since its inception last year - and an overview of the data will be provided at four community discussions to take place across Greater Hartford in late February and early Ma…

Children’s Reading Partners Seeks Volunteers to Read with Preschoolers

February 2, 2017 (West Hartford, Conn.) - The Preschool Pals program, part of Children's Reading Partners, seeks volunteers to read one-on-one with at-risk preschoolers in Bloomfield this spring. Preschool Pals matches trained volunteers with children who need extra help to get ready for kin…