The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 13-20 include Yes playing "Close to the Edge," a local dance/digital art event at The Bushnell and concert tributes to Kurt Weill, Jewish Broadway composers and Disney princesses.
About what he hopes people will take away from viewing his mural, artist George Gould said, “To be aware or peacefully get involved, [and] that it inspires them to remember.”
Jewish Ledger
15 Jewish organizations to participate in Greater Hartford Legacy Giving initiative
WEST HARTFORD – The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford is spear-heading a community-wide legacy giving initiative with 14 Jewish organizations – as well as The Foundation itself – participating.
The initiative is part of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s (HGF) Life & Legacy program, a nationwide Jewish legacy giving initiative that aims to promote after-lifetime giving to benefit Jewish day schools, synagogues, social service organizations and other Jewish organizations. To date, HGF has secured more than 28,000 after-lifetime commitments with an estimated value of over one billion dollars for Jewish organizations across North America.