Welcome to the JHSFC
The Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County provides historical and educational materials and information about the Jewish community of Fairfield County and serves the community through its membership and its archival resources.
Please visit us and come an participate in the Society!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming JHSFC Booktalk
THE STORYTELLER by Jodi Picoult
with presenter,
Presenter: Sondra Melzer
Wednesday, May 21, 2014,
** NOTE: This program will take place at the Harry Bennett Branch of the Ferguson Library, Vine Road, Stamford at 2:00 PM
Programs and Exhibits
JHSFC Monthly Programs
Edmund Levin, a Writers Guild and Emmy award winning writer and producer for Good Morning America, will discuss his book,
A CHILD OF CHRISTIAN BLOOD: Murder and Conspiracy in Tsarist Russia: The Beilis Blood Libel.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
@ 5:00 P.M.
Darien Library, 1441 Post Road, Darien, CT
Archives Showcase
Please visit our exhibit case with an outstanding collection from the Society's Archives.
On display at the Stamford JCC through June 2014
Publications
The Jewish Communities of Greater Stamford
This publication presents a broad historical view of the Jewish people of Stamford, Darien, and New Canaan, Connecticut and Pound Ridge, New York from the era just prior to the American Revolution to the 1900s.
An American Jewish Community 50 Years, 1889-1939: The Sociology of the Jewish Community in Stamford, CT.
This book, authored by Samuel Koenig, Ph.D., offers a unique study documenting the Jewish community of Stamford from 1889 to 1939.