Welcome to the Congregation
 for Humanistic Judaism
of Fairfield County, Connecticut

Serving the communities of Fairfield County and beyond since 1967
203-226-5451 
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Books and Film Groups

Jewish Identity

Film Discussion Group:

We view and discuss dramatic films monthly. We choose excellent films depicting personal choices and growth, usually with a Jewish focus. Past selections have included:

  • Enemies--A Love Story
  • David
  • Pi 
  • The Quarrel
  • Unstrung Heroes 
  • Joshua Then and Now

 
  • The Frisco Kid 
  • The Governess
  • Liberty Heights
  • The Harmonists
  • Zentropa
  • Smoke Signals

 

Book Discussion Group

The long-running CHJ Book Discussion Group meets monthly, making selections from the best of current and classic literature. Past selections have included:

  • The Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska
  • If Not Now, When?, by Primo Levi
  • Cold Mountain,  by Charles Frazier
  • The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink
  • Lost in Translation, by Nicole Mones
  • The Hours, by Michael Cunningham
  • Angela's Ashes
  • The Professor and the Madman 
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  • Mama's Girl
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