Community Wish List
Jewish
Community
Foundation
Winter 2016
of Greater Hartford
Outreach
Hinenu-Israeli Leaders,
Speakers and Artists
Tie Blankets
Global Jewish Foodways
Trinity College Hillel
Trinity College Hillel
UConn Hillel
A collaborative program that will
bring together members of the
UConn Jewish community in
partnership with another campus
organization in a spirit of creativity and tzedakah. Students make
fleece blankets during this program
that will go directly to individuals in
need this winter.
$1,300
Jewish LGBT Youth Initiative
Jewish Federation
JCRC, JT Connect, the Mandell
JCC and Keshet are partnering to
create a “safe space” environment
for LGBT Jewish teens and friends.
Staff will work with this group to answer questions, plan programming
and work through issues that are
unique to the LGBT teen population.
The new department of Hillel International, Hinenu, offers some of the
best contemporary Israeli artists,
writers and speakers. This semester,
Trinity will bring in the humanitarian group IsraAID, Assi Azar (LGBT
TV personality) and a female
entrepreneur/activist. Mishloach Manot
$3,000
UConn Hillel
Students will spend an afternoon
prior to Purim fulfilling the mitzvah of
“Mishloach Manot,” or sending small
gifts and sweets to friends in celebration of the holiday. This is a fun way
for members of the UConn Jewish
community to connect with the holiday and Jewish tradition as well as
remind students that Hillel is here for
them on campus.
$2,000
As interest in creative food culture
expands exponentially, this new
program teaches the culinary and
cultural routes that Jews have taken
throughout time. Through food,
memoirs and experiences, students
will explore what has connected the
Jewish people.
$1,000
Taste of Israel
University of Hartford Hillel
Taste of Israel connects students to
Israel with food, music and interactive art. The first annual Taste of
Israel was awarded an “Outstanding
Program” Award at the Student Affairs
award ceremony in Spring 2015.
$1,000
$2,500
Arts & Culture
Family Fun with Mr. G
Lunchtime Learning Series
Mr. G, a two-time Parents Choice
Award winner and a leading international figure in children’s music, will
perform a family concert open to the
entire community. Mr. G has won a
Latin Grammy and his album ‘Bugs’
was picked as a top CD by Parents
and People magazines.
A new series that will be offered
2-3 times per year will provide an
opportunity for community members
to explore a wide variety of topics in
the areas of Jewish history, arts and
culture.
$1,000
Mandell JCC
Jewish Historical Society
$3,000
Traveling Exhibits:
Israel & Cuba
Jewish Historical Society
JHS would like to bring two exhibits
to the community. “The Many Faces
of Israel” is a photographic documentary about the people of Israel, past
and present. “Cuban Jews” is a pictorial history of the Jewish people of
Cuba. Both exhibits provide a unique
look at two fascinating communities.
$1,000
Education
Shine the Light on the ARTS
Help Schechter Students Grow PJ Goes to School:
Solomon Schechter Day School
Teacher Training
Singing, dance and the arts are a big
part of the Schechter education. New
stage lighting is needed so the school
can showcase the fantastic work of
its students.
$2,800
Creating a strong connection between science, protecting the earth
and Jewish learning is a centerpiece of the Schechter curriculum.
One way students are engaged in
this is through gardening. Supplies
are needed as part of a year long
program that includes planting of
potatoes, herbs and flowers.
$850
Solomon Schechter Day School
Student Haggadah
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy
In order to add greater personal meaning to the holiday, the school would
like to publish collected thoughts of
students as a supplement to the traditional Haggadah.
$750
Model UN
Hebrew High School of New England
As part of their history curriculum,
students participate in the Yeshiva
University Model UN. The two day
event in New York is an outstanding
opportunity for students to see how
international policy is created by actually participating in the process. The
Yeshiva Model UN has an additional
focus on issues facing Israel.
Commission on Jewish Education and
Leadership
PJ Library and CJEL will provide
teachers with books, curriculum, online resources and training on how
to implement PJ materials into their
classrooms.
$2,000
Songs in the Key of Life
Hebrew High School of New England
Currently the music room keyboard at
HHNE is not functional. A new portable keyboard is necessary to grow
the music program. The electronic
piano offers portability and the inclusion of other synthesized instruments
to the program.
$1,000
$2,200
Israel
Inclusion Camp Scholarships
Shutaf
Supporting Israel in the 21st
Century - What does it mean?
Jewish Community Relations Council
With anti-Semitism and BDS on the
rise, as a Jewish community it is imWith an innovative inclusion model,
portant for us to understand the most
Shutaf provides children with diseffective ways to tell Israel’s story.
abilities the opportunity to experience This two-part initiative will provide
camp as full program participants
board and lay leadership developalongside children without disabiliment as well as increase community
ties. Camps run for one week during awareness/understanding of varied
Passover and three weeks in the
opinions, how to message about and
summer.
have respectful conversations regarding Israel.
$3,000 $3,000
Seniors
Take A Seat:
Upgraded Dining Room Chairs
Hebrew Home and Hospital
Dining room chairs in the Long-Term
Care units are 27 years old. These
outdated chairs need upgrading to
support the safety and ergonomic
needs of clients. New chairs will have
armrests with forward handgrips
which will make sitting and standing safer and more comfortable for
clients. $3,000
Never Forget: A Special Seder
Jewish Family Services
Lobby Area Seating
Federation Homes
In collaboration with the JCC, Voices
of Hope and the Greenberg Center,
JFS will sponsor a Seder for Holocaust
survivors and others who are isolated
or alone. Rabbi Lazowski will lead,
using his Hagaddah which relates enslavement and release in Egypt to the
experience of the Holocaust.
$3,000
Every day residents spend hours sitting and socializing in the lobby and
atrium areas. As a result, the sofas
have become worn from many years
of heavy use. At least three new
sofas are needed so residents can
continue to comfortably enjoy one
another’s company.
$2,000
“Home-Inspired” Family
Room Furniture
Hebrew Home and Hospital
Furniture in the Long Term Care
Visiting Room was last replaced
in 1989. The visiting rooms allow
families ample space to reconnect
with their loved ones in a home-like
non-clinical atmosphere. New furniture will provide improved seating
space for comfort, safety and warmer
aesthetics.
$3,000
Healthcare
Social Action
Therapeutic Media
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Outreach Trip
Jewish Family Services
JFACT Fund
In an effort to be fully welcoming and
to provide support and information for
LGBTQ clients, JFS needs a variety of
specialized games, books, DVDs and
other resources. Many clients cannot
afford to purchase these items and
they are often not available at public
libraries.
$3,000
Students from The Classical Magnet
School will have the opportunity to
tour the museum, have lunch with an
historian and hear from a Holocaust
survivor as part of an effort to educate and create bridges between our
communities.
$3,000
Social Action
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The Next Generation
After School Reading
Program
JFACT Fund
The next few years will likely be
the last opportunity to hear actual
testimony from Holocaust Survivors/
Liberators. Training their children
to continue their work is paramount
in Holocaust education. A series of
five workshops are in development
to train this next generation how
to share the stories and lessons
of the Holocaust with schools and
community groups.
Security Workshops
Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Relations Council
Children’s Reading Partners (formerly
HJCL) is expanding its Elementary
Express reading mentoring program
to include an after school program in
Hartford. By adding an after school
option, anybody who works full time
can volunteer and provide invaluable
reading support to at-risk students.
$1,000
$3,000
The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
is pleased to share these funding opportunities provided by
our grantee partners. We invite our donors and the
Greater Hartford community to review the wish list
and thoughtfully consider supporting these initiatives.
For more information,
visit jcfhartford.org or call (860) 523-7460.
Workshops, led by Secure
Community Network, for our
community to enable organizations
to analyze potential emergency
situations in an informal environment.
It is designed to foster constructive
discussions among participants as
they examine existing operational
plans and determine where they can
make improvements.
$3,000