Weaving Together My Father’s Story – Video
Mark Schmidek’s presentation on his father’s miraculous Holocaust survival story. Please note that sound becomes clearer at 1:57.
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Opening the Gates of Opportunity 1.29.24
Mark Oppenheimer, creator of the podcast “Gatecrashers” about Jews and the Ivy League, and Walt Harrison, President Emeritus of the University of Hartford, discuss how Jews fought for entry into elite institutions of higher learning in the twentieth century. This
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Living Through History
This is an important moment in Jewish history. You can help us document it. Share your experiences
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Panel Discussion: Israelis in Greater Hartford 11.13.2023 (new date)
Join us at 7:30 PM in the Mandell JCC’s Chase Gallery for a community panel on Israelis in Greater Hartford. In conjunction with our exhibition, “Hartford-Israel Connections Over 125 Years,” this panel will share reflections from Rivka Dvorin, Ronny Siegel,
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Opening Nov. 6! Hartford-Israel Connections Over 125 Years
This exhibition explores the ways that Jewish communities in the Hartford area have connected with the Jewish homeland -– as both dream and reality -– from 1898 to the present. As Israel marks its 75th anniversary at a time of
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Video: From Paratrooper to Public Defender
Watch the video of Morton Katz’s presentation on October 22, 2023. Katz served in World War II and then returned home to Connecticut to become a lawyer and public defender. Sign up for the event!
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Local Heroes in the Jewish Community
Explore how local leaders Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Annie Fisher, and Abraham Ribicoff applied Jewish values of chesed and tzedakah (compassion and justice) in their work. PowerPoint presentation highlights examples, sources and questions for teachers and others looking to illustrate how
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Jews of Summer Book Talk 9.12.2023
September 12 at 7:00 PM at the Mandell Jewish Community Center, Innovation Center. Join us for a talk by author Sandra Fox on the importance of summer camps in postwar Jewish American culture. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of
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We Made History: 50th Gala Recap
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford celebrated 50 years of preservation and story telling on June 4, 2023. Guests (165 or so) enjoyed a concert by Cantor Gideon Zelermyer, delicious food catered by The Crown Supermarket, memories and seeing
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Oral History Project Wins Award
Our oral history digitization project was recently honored with an Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations! Oral history has been the heart of the Jewish Historical Society’s collection since the organization first started documenting the Jewish
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