Tuesday, November 27, 2018 7:00 pm The Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, CT Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, Brandeis National Committee Hartford chapter, and The Emanuel Synagogue Adult Education Join award winning author Rachel Kadish for a program about her new historical fiction novel,Read More →
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Join the JHSGH as we visit Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek in Chester, CT. This special day will include: Transportation by chartered coach (departing at 9:30am from the JHSGH office and returning at approximately 4:30pm) A special presentation by Ellen Nodelman, author of House of PeaceRead More →
Celebrating 175 Years of Religious Freedom in Connecticut Wednesday, June 6th at 6:00pm Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford On June 6th, 1843, Connecticut granted Jews the freedom to worship openly and form congregations. This Special Act by the state’s General Assembly was a response to a petition fromRead More →
Traveling Exhibit, June 26-August 29, 2018 Chase Family Galley, Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford A traveling exhibit from the National Museum of American Jewish History, Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews, will document one of the most successful human rights campaigns of the late 20thRead More →
“Let My People Go”: A Personal Reflection by a Soviet Jewry Activist, featuring speaker Dr. Sheldon Benjamin Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford June 26, 2018 Annual Meeting, 6:00 pm Exhibit Opening Program, 7:00 pm Dr. Benjamin, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Director of Neuropsychiatry, University of Massachusetts MedicalRead More →
July 18, 2018, 7:30 pm The Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, CT 06117 Co-Sponsored with the Emanuel Adult Education Committee Join us at The Emanuel Synagogue for a panel discussion program held in conjunction with the Exhibit: Power of Protest – The Movement to Free Soviet Jews. How did Jewish Hartford respond toRead More →