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Marilyn and Stephen Kaplan at the Jerusalem rally.

Hundreds gather in Jerusalem for solidarity rally with New York’s march against anti-Semitism.

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem for a solidarity rally with a march against anti-Semitism in New York. The rally on Jan. 5 was organized by The Jewish Agency … more

MARCY OSTER | 1/8/20

Record 2.32 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019

(JTA) – A record 2.32 million people from around the word visited the sites of the former Nazi camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019. The total is about 170,000 more than in 2018, which also … more

MARCY OSTER | 1/8/20

Tamara Naumovna Kalinkina, born in 1940, lights the Shabbat candles in her home with Rachel Levy.

Fulfillment of a dream

When I was a little girl growing up in Providence, my bubbe told me stories about her mother leaving Russia in 1905 and finding a better life in America. Throughout my bubbe’s life, … more

RACHEL ALEXANDER LEVY | 12/9/19

Angela Merkel honored for fighting anti-Semitism

BERLIN (JTA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel was honored by the World Jewish Congress for her role in fighting anti-Semitism. The annual Theodor Herzl Prize recognizes individuals who … more

TOBY AXELROD | 10/31/19

Left to right: Anne Franklin, Rabbi Wayne Franklin, Betsalel Laurent Elouna and Professor William Miles at the Franklins’ home (along with their standard poodle, Ziggy).

Founder and leader of Cameroon synagogue visits Rhode Island

In late August and early September, Betsalel Laurent Elouna, founder and leader of Beith Bnei Yeshouroun synagogue in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, visited Providence, staying for a week at the home of Rabbi Wayne and Anne Franklin. more

SHAI AFSAI | 10/2/19

Jewish groups provide help to the Bahamas

JTA – The Israel-based humanitarian group IsraAID, B’nai B’rith International and Chabad are among those pitching in to help the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s … more

9/19/19

Lucky Jew pictures and other souvenirs for sale at Plac Nowy in the former Jewish district of Krakow.

The ‘Lucky Jew’ of Poland

Among the memorabilia sold in Kazimierz’s Plac Nowy, or New Square – as well as in other parts of Krakow and throughout Poland – are pictures and figurines of the “Lucky … more

SHAI AFSAI | 9/19/19

Niro Abekasis (center) and members of the Piyut Ensemble.

Cultural understanding

Prior to World War II, about one-tenth of Poland’s population was Jewish, and Jews made up almost a quarter of Krakow, Poland’s residents. By the end of the war, 90% of Poland’s Jews had been killed by the Nazis and their accomplices. Many of the Jewish structures in Kazimierz, an area that the Polish King Casimir the Great invited Jews to settle in during the 14th century, still stand in Krakow, though they remain largely emptied of Jewish occupants. more

SHAI AFSAI | 9/19/19

Chabad opens its first center in Rwanda

JTA – Chabad has opened its first center in Rwanda, which becomes the African nation’s first synagogue served by a permanent rabbi. Rabbi Chaim and Dina Bar Sella, and their … more

9/19/19

Overhead view of a row of damaged structures in the Bahamas.

Jewish groups provide emergency help to the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian

(JTA) — The Israel-based humanitarian group IsraAID, B’nai B’rith International and Chabad are among those pitching in to help the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s … more

Marcy Oster | 9/4/19