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The Rhode Island Jewish Museum (RIJM) is situated in the Sons of Jacob Synagogue at 24 Douglas Avenue, Providence, RI, a treasure created by newly arrived immigrants from Russia, Poland and …
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6/7/18
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This year, the Jewish Alliance wants to bring joy to children and is asking for the community’s participation. You can help in two different ways:
BUY A GIFT OR A GIFT CARD for the benefit …
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11/8/18
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BOSTON ( JTA ) – The coronavirus pandemic is still unfolding, but a permanent memorial to its Jewish victims has already gone up in Boston.
The city’s Jewish community unveiled a …
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Penny Schwartz
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7/20/20
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This year, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s annual Super Sunday fundraising day was the culmination of an entire week of giving. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, Dec. 6, was successful and Giving Week was even more successful. The goal was to raise funds for the Alliance’s annual community campaign.
On Super Sunday, 20 volunteer callers raised more than $22,000 from 84 donors. Also volunteering were 15 thank you note writers who wrote more than 200 thank you cards to donors who have already given to the annual campaign.
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12/16/20
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On Jan. 4, the 14th annual Fighting Poverty With Faith Vigil was held outside the Rhode Island State House in Providence. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, the …
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1/10/22
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On March 1, officers of Hadassah Rhode Island for 2016 were installed by Karen Dannin, a member of the National Hadassah Honorary Council.
Dannin thanked outgoing officers for their service, and spoke about the newly constructed Sarah Wetsman …
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3/18/16
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) – What did I really learn at the Seder table? That is, besides discovering that the white horseradish was way hotter than the red and that my very worldly uncles couldn’t read a word of Hebrew.
It’s a question worth …
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Edmon J. Rodman
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3/26/15
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What happens when you listen to the oldies station? Do memories from your teenage years of rocking to the Beatles and swaying to the Shirelles come flooding back? Do you, by any chance, reminisce about the Saturday night dances you attended at …
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Irina Missiuro
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8/28/14
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CRANSTON – A few years ago, I bumped into a childhood friend from Morris Avenue on Providence’s East Side. We chatted and got to wondering how and where everyone was. The Internet has made the world even smaller than we thought. I did some …
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Esta Rabinowitz Avedisian
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9/12/13
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According to Benjamin Franklin, two of his parables were taken “from an ancient Jewish tradition.” One of these parables is “Abraham and the Stranger” – sometimes called …
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SHAI AFSAI
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4/27/17
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