2025 Annual Membership Meeting

Join us for the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven’s Annual Membership Meeting, happening on Sunday, June 22 at 1:30 PM at The Towers at Tower Lane. Learn about our accomplishments, get a first look at what’s ahead, and add your voice to the conversation as we plan for the future. All members of the New Haven community are welcome. 

🍽️Catered lunch will be provided.  

Stick around after our Annual Meeting to learn about Constance Baker Motley from her niece, Constance Royster:

Everyone should know the extraordinary story of Constance Baker Motley. She went from being a Hillhouse High School graduate to become the first Black female federal judge. She was born in New Haven to immigrant parents from the West Indies. She was Thurgood Marshall’s associate counsel at the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. She was an unsung heroine of the Civil Rights  Movement. She was the first Black woman lawyer Southern judges and lawyers had ever seen. She won famous cases for Black students to enter Ole Miss, The University of Georgia, and Clemson College. Her historic impact was honored by the United States Postal Service with the issuance of a new beautiful Forever Stamp this year. She had many other callings and firsts. What were they? How did New Haven impact her success? How should her success impact New Haven? To get a better understanding, we will view photos, books and family items.