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PAWTUCKET – Otilia (Tanya) Plungyan was the youngest of six children born July 13, 1913 to a modest merchant and his wife. more

Sophia Friedman | 8/1/13

Launching The Jewish Voice

PROVIDENCE – With the new Jewish year of 5774 starting next month and a new school year fast approaching, we’re taking the opportunity to rename and redesign the newspaper with this issue. We think these changes will help make the newspaper … more

8/1/13

Adam Tilove takes the helm at JCDS

PROVIDENCE – Adam Tilove, the new Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island head of school, is relieved that Providence has good pizza. He riffed about pizza and talked seriously about JCDS with The Jewish Voice shortly after he, his wife Marni … more

Arthur C. Norman | 8/1/13

A Cuban reunion

PROVIDENCE – Lions of Judah women who participated in the mission to Cuba (Seehttp://preview.tinyurl.com/myfh4dw, “On a mission to Cuba, with the JDC,” by Susan Leach DeBlasio, in the April 26 issue) attended a reunion at the home of Larry and … more

8/1/13

Lone Soldier Center ministers to needs of IDF soldiers far from home

KIBBUTZ GESHER, Israel – Don’t let anyone tell you that time and distance will harm the closeness of our community! Just the opposite, I say; sometimes it shows the importance of maintaining our communities’ relations, and can even make them … more

Michael Meyerheim | 8/1/13

From camp to campus

KINGSTON – This fall, Aaron Guttin, 23, is going back to school – again. But this time, he heads to the campus of the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, where he will serve URI Hillel as its Jewish student life coordinator. more

8/1/13

Walking in the shoes of Holocaust victims

PROVIDENCE – Although I stare at my computer screen in the comforts of my home, I see myself walking between glass display cases filled with thousands and thousands of shoes. more

Marsha Gibber | 8/1/13

Women Share Memories Through Old Photos, Stories

BARRINGTON – As we begin our Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island Annual Campaign this fall, I have been reflecting on my many years of experience with the Women’s Division/Women’s Alliance (WA) of the Alliance. Now chairing the Community … more

Maybeth Lichaa | 8/1/13

Guidelines for submitting articles for publication in The Jewish Voice

PROVIDENCE – As a community newspaper with a small staff, The Jewish Voice relies on contributions from the local Jewish community. more

8/1/13