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Mar 5, 2019

Jewish Voice for Peace's Stance on Zionism

by Israel Action Network (IAN) of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)

Zionism is the movement of the Jewish people to create and build a sovereign state in our historical homeland. In January, the organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) explicitly stated that it is anti-Zionist, re…

Mar 4, 2019

Holocaust Exhibit at SCSU Through April

Southern Connecticut State University will host an exhibit on the Holocaust during the month of April on the main floor of Buley Library. One part of the exhibit will highlight children’s drawings, poetry and stories from the Terezin Concentration Camp. A sculpture (at left) by local artis…

Feb 28, 2019

JCARR Welcomes Family #4

In January 2019, JCARR welcomed an Iraqi couple who had been living in Jordan for a few years.  Dad knows some words in English, but Mom is just starting to learn the language.  Given that they are past retirement age, we don’t expect that they will be working. Their greatest challenge m…

Feb 28, 2019

JCARR Welcomes Family #3

On January 26, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order that banned foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from visiting the country for 90 days, suspended entry to the country of all Syrian refugees indefinitely, and prohibited any other refugees from coming into…

Feb 28, 2019

JCARR Welcomes Family #2

On Election Night 2016, JCARR welcomed a family of five from Syria that had been living in Jordan for several years.  We were all preoccupied with their arrival and not paying much attention to the election that evening.  But by morning, we all knew the election results, and as one journal…

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