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Susan Leach DeBlasio receives Judge Florence K. Murray award

Susan Leach DeBlasio has received the prestigious Associate Justice Florence K. Murray Award from the Rhode Island Bar Association. This award is presented to an attorney or jurist who has … more

8/7/20

Clergy gather online for annual anti-poverty vigil

In an annual tradition, clergy of all faiths gathered Jan. 5 to call on Rhode Island legislators to fight against poverty. This year, rather than the State House rotunda, the venue was an online Zoom … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/7/21

Chremslach are your new favorite Jewish pancakes

(The Nosher) – I see your carefully curated Instagram brunch with chia seed pudding, avocado toast and kombucha and raise you this: Chremslach. Chremslach (“chremsl’ for … more

3/5/21

The kosher meal site has its first meeting outdoors in the back of the Dwares JCC in the Holocaust Memorial Garden.

Kosher Cafe welcomes back seniors [Photo gallery]

Guests of the JCS Kosher Senior Cafe at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence and the JCS Kosher Senior meal site at Temple Sinai in Cranston met together for Friday lunch on May 7 in the Holocaust … more

5/19/21

Dorothy Golden, 87

WARWICK, R.I – Dorothy (Blaivise) Golden, of Warwick, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 19 at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence. She was the loving wife of Leon Golden, with whom she shared … more

11/1/21

Holocaust center’s new director planning more outreach, new programs

PROVIDENCE – The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center is looking forward to its next chapter, with Wendy Joering as the new executive director. more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/20/22

Lawrence Hopfenberg, 1981. Courtesy of Bobby Morgenstern

Lawrence Hopfenberg’s life of service inspires upcoming leaders

Lawrence Hopfenberg cared deeply about family and community. His daughter, Bobby Morgenstern, recalls that when she was growing up, there were meetings at their house in Providence at least four … more

SARA MASRI | 4/1/22

Peter Kane, 79

HIGHLAND BEACH, FLA. – Peter D. Kane died June 20, 2022. Self-styled as “Agreeable Pete,” he was the loving and devoted husband of Marcy Doctor, beloved father of Matthew (Tamar) … more

7/8/22

WAEF grants now available

The Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund (WAEF) of the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island is pleased to announce a request for proposals for 2023 Women’s Alliance Endowment … more

2/3/23

Survivors and their caregivers walk the track during the opening lap of the Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro.

Hope has powered this cancer society fundraiser for 25 years

I’ve been a part of the Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro, a team fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, since 2000, its second year. I was a member of a team and the organizing … more

Larry Kessler | 7/7/23