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March 29, 2022 “A Synagogue Takes Root in the Farmington Valley”   The building of a Jewish community in the Farmington Valley started in 1961 when two couples searched through the area phone book to locate other Jewish families. From […]

Collecting Your Pandemic Memories As we mark two years from the official start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’d like to collect your reflections on what the past two years have been like in our local Jewish community. See if you

Growing Up in West Hartford in the 1940s and 1950s

Author Judy Bolton-Fasman discusses her memoir, named for her childhood home on Asylum Avenue home in West Hartford. The book recounts her search for answers about her family’s mysterious past, including questions about how her vibrant, Cuban-born Sephardic mother and

A panel shares reflections on Jewish life in Bloomfield, moderated by Rabbi Debra Cantor. Panelists: Steve Aronson, David Baram, Michael Cohen, Miriam Fleishman, Sheila Frankel, Henriette Herzfeld, and Sydney Schulman will share reflections on the Jewish history of Bloomfield, memories

Join us IN PERSON for a Keney Park Reunion!  We’d like to hear your memories of spending time in Keney Park, and give you a chance to learn about the role the park has played in Hartford over the years.