JTA – A foundation established to honor the hundreds of “Monuments Men” who saved more than 5 million artworks stolen by the Nazis is closing for financial reasons.
The Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art …
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The Providence Civic Orchestra of Senior Citizens headlined a Kosher Senior Café get-together Oct. 23 at the Dwares JCC. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza introduced the orchestra, made up of about 25 older and retired musicians. About 60 people …
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Rabbi Raphael Kanter will be honored by The Inter-Church-Council (ICC) of Greater New Bedford on Nov. 1 with the Sydney Adams Award for Clergy. The award, named for the longest-serving minister of the ICC, honors those members of the clergy …
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“Walk with the Enemy” has not, as of this writing, come to our town. I found it in North Attleboro and read the reviews on Google. The critics panned it as trite and naïve. I beg to differ! I found this strange and haunting visual version …
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The annual Sigd holiday is one of the many unique religious traditions developed and preserved by the Jews of Ethiopia (the Beta Israel/House of Israel). Occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur, on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Heshvan, …
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Shai Afsai
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Andrew Klein, left, rabbi of Temple Habonim in Barrington, speaks at the conclusion of the Sing Out for Peace event at the temple on the evening, of Oct. 26. The sold-out event raised money for Rhode Island For Community and Justice,
which seeks …
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/PHOTO | HARRIET WASSER
On Oct. 9, families gathered for the first Shabbat Shaboom! The monthly program for families with Jewish babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergarteners meets on the second Friday of each month at 5 p.m. in the …
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/PHOTOS | FRAN OSTENDORF
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Each year the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) hosts a national conference called a plenum to discuss issues important to local communities. This year the “Town Hall” plenum, held in Washington, D.C., mirrored the important issues …
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MARTY COOPER
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On Oct. 25, Temple Beth-El, in Providence, held the World Series of Treasured Jewish Family Recipes. Affectionately called simply “the World Series” by many entrants, the fifth annual culinary event attracted chefs of all ages and included …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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