NEW BEDFORD, MASS. – Bernard N. Roth, husband of the late Eleanor Roth, died on Nov. 7. Roth was the father of Jeffrey David Roth, M.D., of Chicago, Laurie (Roth) Bennett, J.D., of St. Louis, and Susan (Roth) Rose of Cranston. He was the …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Beatrice Schaffer died Nov. 4, at South County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown. She was the wife of the late Philip Schaffer. Born in New York, N.Y., a daughter of the late Philip and Bessie (Hoffman), she had …
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NORTH PROVIDENCE - B. James Suzman died Nov. 4. Born in Providence, a son of the late Maynard and Arline (Marcus) Suzman, he was a lifelong resident of Rhode Island.
He was a graduate of Purdue University with both a Bachelor’s and …
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Vladimir Y. Vilner died Nov. 3. He was the husband of the late Eleonora Krasnova. Born in Minsk, Belarus, a son of the late Yacov Moses and Faina (Ginzburg) Vilner, he had lived in Riga, Latvia, before immigrating to the U.S. in …
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The Jewish Women’s Conference has been a regular date on my calendar for nine years. It’s no ordinary day when a kaleidoscope of Jewish women from all backgrounds, in all variety of dress and hairstyles, learn Torah together. …
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JILL PEARLMAN
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On Oct. 24, five women celebrated their B’not Mitzvah at Temple Habonim in Barrington. The ceremony was filled with prayer, chanting and stories of their Jewish experiences. Pictured here (left to right) are Rabbi Andrew Klein, Bonni Koppelman, …
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On Oct. 30, Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea visited the seventh and eighth grade American Government classes at the Providence Hebrew Day School (PHDS). She shared information with the students about her background, …
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WEDDING – Avraham Adam Goldstein and Tzipora Winterfeld were married Aug. 10 in Montreal, Canada. The groom is the son of Brian and Helene Goldstein of South Kingstown and the grandson of Lillian Lewis of Warwick. The bride is the daughter of …
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Are we obsessed with anti-Semitism?
That was one of the issues Dr. Deborah Lipstadt raised at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2016 Annual Campaign Community-Wide Event on Nov. 1. A celebration of all the benefits of giving, the …
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Fran Ostendorf
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon?
If these questions seem a little personal, don’t fret. They’re all part of a new Pew Research Center …
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URIEL HEILMAN
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