The front of this painted, folk-art style ark from Beth HaMedrash HaGadol (known as the Garden Street Synagogue) is displayed outside the JHS offices in the Community Services Building. In 1922, the Orthodox congregation commissioned architects Berenson & Moses to […]
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In February 1910, a group of 35 women met in the vestry of the Charter Oak Temple to organize the Hartford chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. The national organization, founded in 1893 by American-born German Jews, focused
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This lesson is part of the “Learning Through Places” project of Where I Live Connecticut, a social studies resource for 3-4 grades. It highlights the Himmelstein family farm in Lebanon, Connecticut, which has been farmed by three generations. It started
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One of the most influential politicians to emerge from Hartford’s immigrant East Side, Herman Koppelmann was elected to Hartford’s City Council in 1903, and went to serve in the Connecticut General Assembly, the State Senate, and the U.S. House of
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Our Oral History guide will help teachers, students and families through the process of conducting an oral history, with sample questions and interviewing tips. We encourage all families in our community today, whether or not they are originally from this
Family History on the Road – A “how to” for oral histories Learn More »
The New England Jewish History Collaborative explores the story of Jewish summer camps in New England. Examining the history and evolution of American Jewish camps in the 20th century, from the earliest “fresh air” camps for immigrant children to camps
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JHSGH 2022 Annual Meeting. Abe Ribicoff grew up in New Britain and first entered state politics in 1938 and was elected governor in 1954. An early backer of John Kennedy, he served in the Cabinet as Secretary of Health, Education,
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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
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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
Remembering Recent History Learn More »
Growing Up in West Hartford in the 1940s and 1950s
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