Federation Statements

The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut has determined that it would be beneficial to our entire community if the Federation were to issue a response to the recent mass dissemination of hateful information targeting the Jewish community.

Federation’s response to local Antisemitism

This story will not be found in any newspaper. However, it documents how the Federation works in response to a report of Antisemitism. It also demonstrates that when we work together with our constituents and our community leaders, we can achieve good results.

Early last week, the Federatio…

Statement Commends Board for Condemning Use of Swastika

Below is an article published in the August 11, 2021 edition of the Voices newspaper in which our Executive Director was interviewed regarding the Federation’s statement commending the Southbury’s Board of Selectmen’s response to the political banner containing swastikas and asked to d…

Response to Political Banner Containing Swastikas Displayed in Southbury

The following message is issued jointly by Gary Jones on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut and Rabbi Eric Polokoff on behalf of B’nai Israel Southbury: The Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut and B’nai Israel Southbury commend the Southbury Board of Selectmen fo…