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Alan Bernstein – musician, educator par excellence

For decades, Alan Bernstein has lived two lives. One is largely orchestral, the other is pure jazz. One life, the orchestral, takes place in classrooms; the other is on stages. One involves students, most of them young; the other caters to adults. Bernstein, 69, has always managed to balance these two lives and to excel at both: He is an acclaimed instrumentalist who has performed in the Newport area since the 1980s; the Newport Public Schools named him Teacher of the Year in 2013; and he received a Distinguished Music Educator’s Award from Yale University in 2007. more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 3/3/22

Author Ben Mezrich brings thrills to Providence

One night, Ben Mezrich received an unexpected phone call. The caller claimed to know something about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. Could it be true? Ever since the Boston art museum was … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 2/16/22

Jim Rawl sets up camp at Dwares JCC

Here are some facts about Jim Rawl, the new director of School-Age Programs at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center: he can play the ukulele; he briefly lived in the Philippines; he was a competitive swimmer for 15 years; he was recently granted dual citizenship by Hungary; he remotely interviewed for his new job while he was making his way through Costa Rica, where he had just gone scuba-diving with bull sharks. more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 2/6/22

Watch the video: For Neal Drobnis, life is the greatest art form

"Oh, Neal? He’s a really nice guy.” That’s what everybody says about Neal Drobnis, a soft-spoken 64-year-old with wavy hair and conspicuous height – and it only takes about five seconds in his company to see why. Niceness seems to emanate from Drobnis, along with pleasantries and avuncular chuckles. … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 1/10/22

Jewish Roots sculpture on display at JCC

PROVIDENCE – Two years after the idea was conceived, the Jewish Roots Project is now complete. The sculpture, shaped like a tree and encrusted in glass “gems,” now hangs prominently in the entryway of the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center. Each gem is unique, the creation of a Rhode Islander sometime during the pandemic. … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 1/10/22

For world traveler Alana Deluty, R.I. is still home sweet home

If life were a test, Alana Deluty would be acing it. She works remotely as a data science analyst. She’s a veteran researcher for a major Providence hospital and an Ivy League university. She … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 1/10/22

A good thing going: Remembering Stephen Sondheim

Many years ago, I saw Stephen Sondheim in person. Granted, my view was from the very last row of the Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, Connecticut. He was a tiny figure who briefly waved into … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 1/10/22

Members of the committee discuss the cookbook via Zoom

Beth-El’s new community cookbook dishes on COVID-19, traditions

There you are, flipping through your new cookbook, “Recipes and Memories that Nourished Us Through the Pandemic.” You see artwork and photographs. You recognize faces from the Sisterhood … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 12/5/21

Watch the video: The Alef Beats Zoomed through lockdown, emerged still singing

Any singer will tell you that a cappella really only works when all the singers are together in person. The Alef Beats are no exception: the Jewish-themed singing group thrives on live energy. … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 12/4/21

Today’s Jewish War Veterans participated in the 2021 Bristol Fourth of July Parade.

Jewish war veterans: Where are you?

Everybody knows about the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and there’s probably a VFW post in your hometown. But fewer people are familiar with the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 11/7/21