Join us on Sunday, February 11, at 9:30 AM to learn about Jewish genealogy from local author Dan Oren! This talk is in-person at the JCC of Greater New Haven, a light breakfast will be served. The late New Haven psychiatrist Dr. Donald Cohen taught that "everyone has a story." Oren will share how you […]
Session 3 - Modern Antisemitism: Where Ancient Hatreds Meet Today’s Narratives with Dr. Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Senior Researcher and Head of the Global Far-Right Extremism Desk at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism at Reichmann University and Visiting Lecturer at Yale University. Meeting the Moment: What the Jewish Past Teaches About the Future Explore the depths […]
Join us on Thursday, March 14, at 7 PM to speak with Jeanette Kuvin Oren! A graduate of Princeton and Yale Universities, Jeanette completed a Master's degree in public health and most of her Ph.D. in epidemiology before devoting herself full-time to Judaic-commissioned art and graphic design. Since 1984, Jeanette has created installation pieces for […]
Session 4 - The Israelization of American Judaism with Dr. Joshua Shanes, Director of the Arnold Center for Israel Studies and Associate Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston. Meeting the Moment: What the Jewish Past Teaches About the Future Explore the depths of American Jewish history and connect […]
L'dor V'dor Judaica rehomes Judaica, giving it another life and bringing joy and light into the lives of those who receive it. They source Judaica from thrift shops, estate and tag sales, and the trash so that these found items continue to be used and appreciated in Jewish homes. Through a focus on the use […]
Join us on Wednesday, May 21 at 4:00 pm for this roughly 90-minute tour of the Grove Street Cemetery, America’s first chartered cemetery. We will cover the history of the cemetery itself, including its architecture and innovative layout, as well as the history of some of the known and lesser-known Jewish residents, including remarkable pioneers, scholars, philanthropists, and community […]
What I learned from researching and writing Some Kind of Hate - An Intergenerational book talk. Location: Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge Speaker: Sarah Darer Littman, journalist and author of award-winning young adult fiction. Full Series: $36 | Individual Sessions: $18 Covers admission for up to 2 household members - Light refreshments will […]
Saturday, January 31 (snow date Saturday, February 7) 7-9 PM, Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Avenue Made in L.A. 2008 News and Documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story. The film focuses on three Latina women who work in Los Angeles sweatshops and are denied minimum wages and overtime pay, enduring long […]
Sunday, February 1 at 2:30-4 PM Buley Library at SCSU, 377 Fitch Street, New Haven, CT, Ground Floor/Lower Level (Park at 377 Fitch Street lot, behind the Library) When We Fight, Award Winning documentary about the 2019 teacher’s strike in Los Angeles, (38 minutes) followed by a discussion of the issues and results, led by […]
Saturday February 7, 2:30 PM New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 9to5—The Story of a Movement is a documentary about the real-life 1970s Boston office workers who formed the 9to5 organization to fight for better, promotion opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment, inspiring the hit song and movie 9 to 5. It […]
Sunday, February 8 (snow date Sunday, February 22), 10AM - 12 noon Congregation Beth El Keser Israel, 81 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 9to5—The Story of a Movement is a documentary about the real-life 1970s Boston office workers who formed the 9to5 […]
A History of Christian Zionism and What it Means to Israel’s Future Location: Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden Speaker: Rabbi Dan Judson Provost, Hebrew College, Newton, MA Full Series: $36 | Individual Sessions: $18 Covers admission for up to 2 household members – Light refreshments will be served This is the second session of Meeting the Moment: What the Jewish Past Teaches About the Future. Explore […]
