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JTA – The rise of a new global power usually creates tensions with the incumbent superpower, and the United States-China duo is no exception. At their summit last week in Washington, D.C., Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping spoke of … more
My name is Jerry Fogel. I live in Providence. I am a recovering Democrat.  I, too, have been afflicted long term by the delusion that because they support social programs, Democrats are our friends and allies. Torah teaches compassion for the … more
Basketball player Tamir Goodman was once dubbed “The Jewish Jordan” by Sports Illustrated. On Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m., he will be featured in a program, “How to Dunk with Your Feet on the Ground: An Evening with Tamir Goodman” at the University … more
When someone asks you who are the most important people in your life, you probably say your family. For Ada Winsten, this sentiment is true – especially after losing so many family members in the Holocaust. Winsten, her parents and her sister … more
JTA — Four American Jews have been named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows.  Princeton University historian Marina Rustow, novelist Ben Lerner, health care entrepreneur Gary Cohen and New York-based visual artist … more
The fall meeting of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association on Oct. 18 at Temple Habonim, Barrington at 2 p.m. will feature Kenen Weiner, a genealogist. She will speak on “From Ship to Citizenship – Finding our Immigrant Ancestors.” … more
There is a theory in psychology that we all have a narrative, a story that we tell ourselves about ourselves. It is the way in which we understand the unfolding of our lives, our roles in the world, perhaps the meaning or central themes of our … more
On Sept. 4, 70 seniors from the Kosher Café in Cranston and Providence, along with 10 from the To Life Center, gathered at Goddard Park for a Rosh Hashanah party in the carousel pavilion. There was good food, camaraderie and live music by Susan … more
Thanks to an extremely successful JBoost campaign, 120 seniors in the local Jewish community received emergency preparedness boxes this year. According to Neal Drobnis, coordinator of Kosher nutrition at Jewish Family Service, the fundraising … more
Jewish Rhode Islanders have been actively and proudly involved in Scouting even before the Boy Scouts of America came to the Ocean State in 1913. For example, Walter Adler (1897-1991) joined the Rhode Island Boy Scouts in 1911. Herman Galkin … more
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