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The annual German Inventors’ Day is held on Nov. 9, the birthday of Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, a.k.a. Hedy Lamarr.
Kiesler made her film debut in 1930, at age 17. Two years later she earned notoriety for her nude romp through the woods in …
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Toby Rossner
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12/4/14
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On Nov. 24, the nation’s first African-American president awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian award, to three civil rights workers who were murdered in 1964, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. …
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TOBY ROSSNER
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12/4/14
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The first snowfall of the year may have come and gone without much accumulation, but the R.I. Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding drivers that winter weather is likely not far away. To help Rhode Islanders prepare, RIDOT launched a new …
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12/4/14
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This Hanukkah, let’s celebrate in a meaningful way. True, kids expect presents, and marketers take full advantage of that fact by forcing parents to buy into the consumerism surrounding the holiday. However, a memorable observation of Hanukkah …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/4/14
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Several groups are now using the bright, new classrooms in the David C. Isenberg Early Childhood Center. The transitional nursery has moved into their new rooms with new cubbies for the children’s personal belongings and equipment perfect for the …
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12/4/14
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WARWICK – After more than a decade at the helm of the Women’s Association of the Jewish Seniors Agency, Co-Presidents Sylvia Brown and Marcia Gerstein ushered the Women’s Association into a new era at the Association’s annual meeting on Nov. …
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MYRNA LEVINE
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12/4/14
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In 1912, several members of the Women’s Association (originally), a volunteer organization that provided aid to needy Jewish families, became aware of the predicament of elderly Jews in the community, and established The Jewish Home for the Aged …
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12/4/14
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KINGSTON - Professor Joy Ladin presented a keynote address at URI’s observance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Professor Ladin is the David and Ruth Guttesman Chair in English at Yeshiva University and the first openly transgender faculty …
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RACHEL SIMON
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12/4/14
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In this day and age college is no longer solely an academic experience. Students often opt for universities with vibrant on-campus communities offering the chance to mingle with like-minded people. Pair this with the constant flux of classes each …
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Lindsay Chancellor
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12/4/14
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Arts Emanu-El, at Temple Emanu-El Providence, presents “Maayan Harel: In Concert.” Harel, a Boston-based, up-and-coming soprano, is Arts Emanu-El’s 2014 Guest Soloist. During her concert on Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Harel will sing in seven …
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