A Brief History of Jewish Philanthropy
A Brief History of Jewish Philanthropy
The other day while procrastinating and scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across two friends raising money for charities for their birthdays and three fellow students promoting the non-profits they’re interning at. In the day and age of social media campaigns, hashtags, and endless GoFundMe’s, giving has become a lot more personal.
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Mind the Gap: Transition from Traditional to Contemporary
Mind the Gap: Transition from Traditional to Contemporary
October 24 -25, the Center for Jewish History will host the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) annual conference. This year is titled, Now! And Then?…
Interning for History: Collecting Our Own Stories
(The following was written by Lea Shvarts, our summer intern, on what she gained from her time working and studying at the Center for Jewish History.)
I loved being a development intern at a historical institution such as the Center as I was exposed to such a huge and extensive archive every time I came to work. An enormous wealth of knowledge is at…
The Nutmeggers: The Jewish Community of Connecticut, Part 2 – The Towns and Cities
The Nutmeggers: The Jewish Community of Connecticut, Part 2 – The Towns and Cities
Hartford
Hartford is home to the first and largest Jewish community in the state of Connecticut. The earliest mention of a Jew in the state was David the Jew, of Hartford, who was fined 20 shillings for illegal trading in 1659.
Afterwards, there were scattered references to the…