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Felicia Nimue Ackerman, in her office at Brown University.

Brown Prof. Felicia Nimue Ackerman is living life fully

“Like as May Month flowereth and flourisheth in many gardens, so in like wise let every man of worship flourish his heart in this world.” – Sir Thomas Malory, “Le Morte … more

Michael Schemaille | 4/3/20

The Little Valise is on display outside the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center.

Unlocking the many secrets of the ‘Little Valise’

Imagine that you bought a new home for your family. Moving day comes, with all of its attendant excitement and anxiety. You bring in and set up all of your things to make this house … more

LEV POPLOW | 3/9/20

Arts Emanu-El presents a film, talk on Renaissance man Moe Berg

“The Spy Behind Home Plate,” the first documentary to tell the real story of Morris “Moe” Berg, the enigmatic and brilliant Jewish baseball player turned spy, will be shown at … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 2/6/20

Rhode Islanders joined others at MetLife Stadium for the Siyum.

RI Jews join in joyous celebration of the 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi

At the First International Congress of Agudath Israel, held in Vienna in 1923, the Eastern European Rabbi Meir Shapiro proposed that Jews around the world study a double-sided page (daf) of the … more

SHAI AFSAI | 2/6/20

Shabbos Project

Rhode Island joined thousands of communities across the globe in celebration of the 2019 Shabbos Project in November. The festivities started with a challah bake on Thursday evening and full Shabbat … more

1/8/20

JCC Boys basketball probably from 1950s.

JCC hoops: A proud tradition of 70 years of friendly competition

The advent of the local basketball season raises the perennial hopes of Bruce Wolpert’s University of Rhode Island’s Rams, Judge Howard Lipsey’s Providence College Friars, Judge … more

HARRIS K. WEINER | 1/8/20

Rhode Island’s Governor visits Israel

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo visited Israel in November along with state Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor on a trade mission aimed at fostering economic ties between Rhode Island and Israel. The … more

1/8/20

Thankful feast

Pre-K and Kindergarten recent Thanksgiving “Feast” at Providence Hebrew Day School. more

12/10/19

Sheer said the design above, right, was inspired by the heroic actions taken by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Nicholas Winton, Oskar Schindler, Suzanne Spaak, Hans and Sophie Scholl, Raoul Wallenberg and Martha and Waitstill Sharp. German stamps featuring the image of Adolf Hitler are included in the background of “Love” stamps to represent Hitler’s evil intentions ultimately being overcome by the humane forces of love, compassion, and tolerance.

The Holocaust Stamps Project finds a home in Pennsylvania

The Holocaust Stamps Project is on the verge of acquiring a permanent home for its 11 million stamps and the 18 collages fashioned from them. A national stamp-collecting organization … more

LARRY KESSLER | 10/31/19

Goldie Greene: ‘Behave yourself’

Goldie Greene navigates her way through a sea of aluminum walkers near the entrance to The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence, … more

Story and photos by Glenn Osmundson | 10/31/19