The faith community in Rhode Island has come together to support the construction of a memorial to the victims of the Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, and the Jewish community is no …
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Ariel Brothman
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5/27/16
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Sometime late on May 21 or early on May 22, the sign for the Kollel Center for Jewish Studies was defaced by a spray-painted swastika. The sign is on the lawn outside Congregation Ohawe Sholam on …
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5/22/16
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Susan Bazar, of East Greenwich, has been named executive director of the Jewish Seniors Agency of RI (JSA). A JSA Board of Trustees member for the past 12 years and past board president, she is an …
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5/18/16
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JTA — A federal judge has granted control of the country’s oldest synagogue to the Rhode Island congregation that worships there and not the building’s New York-based founding …
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5/16/16
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He was one of the game’s greatest power hitters, and he actually beat a horse in a race. Considered by many to be the first professional baseball player, he was also the first Jewish …
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MARTY COOPER
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5/12/16
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The annual installation of officers will be held June 1 at noon at Mesa Café & Grill, 100 Rolfe St., Cranston. Mayor Allan Fung will install the new officers. A luncheon will be …
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5/12/16
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom ha-Shoah, the Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously passed HR 7488, An Act Relating to Education – Holocaust-Genocide Education. The bill …
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BY MARTY COOPER
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5/12/16
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Temple Beth-El’s Summer Celebration will take place at Ledgemont Country Club on Monday, July 18. In addition to the temple’s seventh annual golf tournament, the day includes tennis …
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5/12/16
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Birthright Israel – mention this to anyone who has participated and you’ll instantly hear. “OMG, I loved my trip.” Or, “My so and so went on Birthright and loved …
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YANIV HAVUSHA
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5/12/16
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Never forget
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On a blustery May 6, approximately 50 people gathered at the Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial in Providence for the first annual Yom ha-Shoah commemoration. Jeffrey Savit, president and CEO of the …
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5/12/16
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