Research Your Past

Are you curious about your family’s background in New Haven CT? How about the history of New Haven’s Jewish neighborhood, synagogues and organizations?

Our archives and archivists help people learn more about Jewish New Haven history as well as general New Haven history. Common questions we regularly research include births, deaths and weddings. Our extensive collection of photographs provides views of New Haven over the past century.

Contribute to the Collection

Do you have documents, photos, videos, films or things that illustrate some aspect of Jewish life in New Haven?

Papers and objects that might not seem important to you, may help us fill in gaps in our collections and help us provide a fuller portrait of Jewish life in New Haven over the centuries. Talk with us about donating your material to our collection.

Updates

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REGISTER FOR OUR 2024 ANNUAL AWARDS CELEBRATION HERE!

In Memoria

Barry Vine (z”l)

August 10, 1943 – August 8, 2024

It is with great sadness we share of Barry Vine’s passing. Barry was a long-time benefactor and supporter of our organization, and, in 2022, along with his devoted wife Hyla, was an honoree of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven.

In 2023, Barry and Hyla established a designated fund at the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven to benefit JHSGNH. Barry’s life story is among those chronicled in our series Jews in New Haven Series, Vol. IX.

In a fitting tribute to Barry’s spirit of Chesed and Tzedakah, the Vine Family asks that we remember to “do one kind thing every day.”

May Barry Vine’s memory be for an eternal blessing.

Annual Membership Meeting

& Open House

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Membership Meeting and Open House! If you weren’t able to make it, you can view the recording below.

If you’re still interested in any of our books from the book sale, they’re still available! Stop by the EHC to see what we have.

An Ethnic History of New Haven

A publication of The Ethnic Heritage Center of New Haven
Click to read or download the PDF document.

SAVE THE DATE

Join us on Sunday, October 27 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the JCC of Greater New Haven to honor three amazing women from our local Jewish community: Lindy Lee Gold, Kinneret Chiel, and Amy Rashba. Register here!

Judaica Project

JHSGNH and the Peter C. Hereld House for Jewish Life at Quinnipiac University are thrilled to present the Judaica Project! Please join us for monthly dialogues on Zoom about Judaica, Jewish art, and what these mean to you. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven.

View our previous programs on this YouTube playlist!

A Call for Oral History Volunteers

Are you interested in the process of oral history and want to learn more? JHSGNH is currently working to make our 400+ audiovisual material available to the public and resume collecting oral history interviews. There are many ways to get involved, from transcription and tagging, to conducting the interview or being interviewed! If you’re interested, please reach out to us!

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We thank The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Andrew Eder for their financial contributions towards the construction of this website.