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Application Window Now Open For the Lilly Reiser Scholarship

United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien is very excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Lilly Reiser Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 college scholarships per year for nine Jewish students from New York and Connecticut.

Awards will be…

Federation to Host Social Media Influencer, Hen Mazzig

On October 7th each one of our lives changed dramatically.

As a community we wrote checks, we comforted one another, we rallied, wrote letters, and some have and will soon be traveling to Israel. As we struggle with the ongoing war, casualties and the hostages being held, supporter of Israe…

A Personal Account of an IDF Reservist

Since October 7, in Israel, the resounding call "Beyachad Nenatzeach" — together we will win — is plastered across billboards, cars, packages, and even common household items.

It's more than a slogan; it embodies profound unity within the Jewish people. Allow me to illustrate this unity…

UJF Announces Creation of the Lilly Reiser Scholarship

United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien (UJF) is excited to announce the creation of the Lilly Reiser Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 college scholarships per year for nine Jewish students from Connecticut and New York. Awards will be based on a combination of bo…

2023 Annual Meeting Marks Historic Year with UJF

It’s only fitting that for a historic year that saw UJF turn 50 years old that Federation would proudly welcome Gadeer Kamal Mreeh, The Jewish Agency of Israel’s first Druze emissary and the first Druze woman to become a Member of the Knesset as the guest speaker for the 2023 Annual Meet…