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Author, screenwriter, playwright and nationally syndicated columnist Mitch Albom is coming to Temple Beth-El, in Providence, on Nov. 21 as part of his book tour for “Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family.”
The new book by Albom, the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers, tells the story of Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would profoundly change his heart – and the hearts of readers everywhere.
Jewish Rhode Island recently interviewed Albom about Chika’s influence on his life, the role of faith in his journey and his writing process.
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LISA TENER
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11/13/19
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Musician Alicia Svigals returns to Temple Emanu-El on Dec. 14 with her latest project, The Beregovski Suite. Together with Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, they bring …
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PAMELA HANZEL
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10/31/19
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Recently, I was astonished to read that Broadway will soon host a third revival of my favorite musical, “The Music Man.” I can’t wait!
Since I became …
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GEORGE M. GOODWIN
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10/31/19
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Taika Waititi’s satirical film “Jojo Rabbit” is finally out! Set in Nazi Germany, the Jewish Maori director famously plays Adolf Hitler.
“What better way to insult Hitler than having him played by a Polynesian Jew,” Waititi himself tweeted.
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Lior Zaltzman
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10/24/19
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When Zachary Weinberger and Shari Fishman met at Hunter College, in New York City, they had no idea of the extraordinary life together that awaited them. They quickly grew close, forming a bond …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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10/2/19
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Since its premiere on Broadway on Sept. 22, 1965, “Fiddler on the Roof” has struck a chord with audiences: it has been shown somewhere in the world every single day since then. A …
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PAMELA HANZEL
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10/2/19
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BARRINGTON – Temple Habonim hosted a wine and cheese reception on Sept. 8 to mark the opening of a new exhibit at The Bunny Fain Gallery. The show, which continues through Oct. 31, features …
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10/2/19
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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 …
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SHAI AFSAI
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9/19/19
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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.
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SHAI AFSAI
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9/19/19
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(JTA) — “I’ve been kidnapped,” a voice can be heard saying in Hebrew in the opening of a new HBO series about the lead-up to the 2014 Gaza War.
It’s Gilad Shaer, a 16-year-old …
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Josefin Dolsten
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8/29/19
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