University of Rhode Island AEPi Fraternity brothers Alex Goldman, Ben Richter, Ben Nachtigal and Reuven Hoffman ready to eat at URI Hillel’s Annual Matzah Brei Dinner.
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4/24/14
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Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), [a Jewish college fraternity] at the University of Rhode Island, is nearing the close of a banner year, one that’s seen it grow in size and achieve what all fraternities strive for: a charter.
All of AEPi’s successes …
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Noah Levy
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4/24/14
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The consecutive days of Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day), which is observed on the 4th of Iyar, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), observed on the 5th of Iyar, are a time of extraordinary importance in Israel and in Jewish …
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Matan Graff
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4/24/14
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Two professors at Bristol Community College have developed a unique approach to teaching the Holocaust that they detail in their new book “Teaching, Learning, and the Holocaust: An Integrative Approach.” The authors, Howard Tinberg and Ron …
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CYNTHIA YOKEN
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4/24/14
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My fourth grade class at The Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI) just finished reading the historical fiction “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. This book provides a gentle introduction to the Holocaust as it tells the courageous …
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MELISSA KRANOWITZ
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4/24/14
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Inspired by a suggestion from the minister of Providence Presbyterian Church, the first Rhode Island Interfaith commemoration of the Holocaust, featuring Rabbi Irving Greenberg, took place in 1984. The program was held at Temple Emanu-El in …
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JUDITH JAMIESON
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4/24/14
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JTA – May 1 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) demonstration on behalf of Soviet Jews. The man who inspired the demonstration and became the father of the movement, Jacob (Yaakov) Birnbaum, died …
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RABBI AVI WEISS
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4/24/14
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Four years into our marriage, my husband Adrien and I anticipated the birth of our first child. This was both terrifying and thrilling. While pregnant, I poured over every “what-to-expect-when” type of book I could get my hands on. I avoided raw …
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Kara Marziali
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4/24/14
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Marguerite Duras is famous for her quote that mothers are the strangest people their children will ever meet. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, The Jewish Voice thought it would be fun to interview a few of the Alliance JCC Early …
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Kara Marziali
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4/24/14
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During World War II, the Nazis permitted Prague’s Jews to sort, classify and catalog the Jewish Museum’s Torah scrolls, which were part of a collection that contained numerous ceremonial objects. Sadly, before they could finish the task, the …
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Irina Missiuro
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4/24/14
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