The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/connecticut/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Connecticut | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/connecticut/ 32 32 Connecticut school punishes students for antisemitic posts against hockey rivals https://www.timesofisrael.com/connecticut-school-punishes-students-for-antisemitic-posts-against-hockey-rivals/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:46:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3794445 Fans of Catholic school's team wrote, 'Win or lose we booze, and at least we’re not Jews,' and called the New Canaan team, 'Jew Canaan,' on social media

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]]> A long-abandoned Christian theme park sits just off a US highway. Will it rise again? https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-long-abandoned-christian-theme-park-sits-just-off-a-us-highway-will-it-rise-again/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 03:52:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3454538 Shuttered in 1984, Connecticut's Holy Land USA is a crumbling hodgepodge of biblical settings that was also the site of a grisly 2010 murder; a local priest works for its resurrection

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]]> Connecticut probes middle school teacher who showed photo of ‘cute’ baby Hitler https://www.timesofisrael.com/connecticut-probing-middle-school-teacher-who-showed-photo-of-cute-baby-hitler/ Thu, 16 May 2024 03:34:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290972 In separate incident, private school outside Atlanta comes under fire for asking students to rate the Nazi dictator 'as a Solution Seeker' and 'as an Ethical Decision Maker'

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]]> At funeral, Joe Lieberman eulogized as ‘mensch’ committed to his Jewish faith https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-funeral-joe-lieberman-eulogized-as-mensch-committed-to-his-jewish-faith/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:32:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3256649 Stamford, Connecticut synagogue packed with mourners, including Al Gore, for four-time senator and first Jewish candidate for vice president on a major party ticket

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]]> Connecticut College taps interim head mired in antisemitism scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/connecticut-college-taps-interim-head-mired-in-antisemitism-scandal/ Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:18:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3031231 Jewish students fume at pick after previous president quit in March for holding event at golf club with an alleged antisemitic and racist history

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]]> 400 years later, US state of Connecticut exonerates 12 ‘witches’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/400-years-later-us-state-of-connecticut-exonerates-12-witches/ Sun, 28 May 2023 02:03:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3022765 Lawmakers declares victims -- 11 of whom were hanged -- as innocent and decries their 17th-Century verdicts as 'miscarriage of justice'

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]]> Connecticut College head quits over planned event at golf club with antisemitic past https://www.timesofisrael.com/connecticut-college-head-to-quit-over-planned-event-golf-club-with-antisemitic-past/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 01:01:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2982976 Katherine Bergeron had faced mounting protests and school faculty passed a vote of no confidence in her leadership

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]]> Paul Newman’s camp for sick kids rises from the ashes https://www.timesofisrael.com/paul-newmans-camp-for-sick-kids-rises-from-the-ashes/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:38:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2980118 Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children, founded by late American actor, reopens in $4.5 million rebuild following devastating 2021 blaze

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]]> At US-born terror victim’s funeral, bittersweet memories eclipse calls for revenge https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-terror-victims-funeral-bittersweet-memories-eclipse-calls-for-revenge/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:42:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2964462 Friends, family and others pack Ra'anana cemetery, recalling Elan Ganeles as 'goofy' and 'annoying,' but in a good way, while a far-right government minister vows to avenge death

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]]> Alex Jones ordered to pay almost $1 billion to victims of his Sandy Hook lies https://www.timesofisrael.com/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-965-million-to-victims-of-his-sandy-hook-lies/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:49:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2851691 Testifying during the trial, conspiracy theorist acknowledges he was wrong about school shooting, but both in the courtroom and on his show he has remained defiant

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]]> Man found dead in Connecticut confirmed to be Ponzi schemer and Epstein mentor https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-found-dead-in-connecticut-confirmed-to-be-ponzi-schemer-and-epstein-mentor/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:33:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2825316 Medical examiners identify Steven Hoffenberg, whose decomposing body was found in an apartment after a week; officials waiting on toxicology results for cause of death

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]]> Police suspect man found dead was Ponzi schemer and Epstein mentor Hoffenberg https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-suspect-man-found-dead-was-ponzi-schemer-and-epstein-mentor-hoffenberg/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:42:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2825059 Unidentified decomposing body found in Connecticut apartment earlier this week had been dead for at least seven days, police say

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]]> Connecticut governor leading fintech, business delegation to Israel next week https://www.timesofisrael.com/connecticut-governor-leading-fintech-business-delegation-to-israel-next-week/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:15:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2702520 Ned Lamont, who sees the Nutmeg State turning into the Start-Up State, will meet with Bennett, Herzog, Lapid and Israeli entrepreneurs during five-day trip

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]]> Author boldly goes against her dead father’s wishes to uncover his true identity https://www.timesofisrael.com/author-boldly-goes-against-her-dead-fathers-wishes-to-uncover-his-true-identity/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:02:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2613561 In her new memoir, Judy Bolton-Fasman investigates lifelong questions on the strange union between her assimilated American dad and her much-younger mom, a volatile Cuban refugee

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]]> ‘I don’t hate Jews, I’m critical of them’: US student held for swastika graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/i-dont-hate-jews-im-critical-of-them-us-student-held-for-swastika-graffiti/ Sat, 01 May 2021 07:58:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2534281 Kristopher Pieper accused of daubing hate symbol on campus building opposite Jewish organization; cites anti-circumcision stance as a motive in 10-page 'apology' letter

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