PROVIDENCE – Before coming to the United States, I had heard a little about Thanksgiving. As a kid, I loved watching American TV shows and movies. Every year, I used to see the characters celebrating the holiday, gathering around the table as one …
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Matan Graff
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11/22/13
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This song is instantly recognizable to us, but what do we know of its origins? In fact, it took a couple of hundred years to travel from an Eastern European Hasidic shtetl to the international world stage. That incredible journey is featured in …
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Paula Sigal
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11/22/13
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As has been discussed, Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah fall on the same date this year – Thursday, November 28. It has also been established that this is indeed a rare event. But let’s take a closer look at this seemingly random …
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Rabbi Moshe Mones
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11/22/13
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The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is holding a statewide Camp and Israel Fair on Sunday, November 17, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Local, national and international representatives will be available to answer questions, offer incentives …
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11/22/13
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Elmer Bendiner was a navigator in a B-17 during WW II. He tells this story of a World War II bombing run over Kassel, Germany, and the unexpected result of a direct hit on their gas tanks.
“Our B-17, the Tondelayo, was barraged by flak from …
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Paul Formal
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11/22/13
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Join fellow NextGeners (22 – 45) for Vodka Latke, our annual Hanukkah celebration and the launch of (401)j, our new NextGen collaborative.
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11/22/13
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Sixty-eight women from Hadassah North East came together at a Leadership Retreat, November 15-17, at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Mass. The 24th Hadassah National president, Nancy Fulchuk, ignited the leaders in attendance. Rhode Island was …
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Arthur C. Norman
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11/22/13
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I was born on the aptly named Verndale Avenue. My mother pushed the wicker carriage down the street into Roger Williams Park, where I stared at the statues, the stately trees, the ponds and the aviaries, the museums and the yellow brick botanical …
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Mike Fink
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11/22/13
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Fall in New England brings an assortment of colors, cool crisp air and the smell of apple pie baking in the oven. Along with these, there is also a decrease in temperature, shorter days and increased darkness, both inside and out. These conditions, …
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Jane E. Korb, M.A., CCM
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11/22/13
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PROVIDENCE – In recognition of National Memory Screening Day, EPOCH Assisted Living on the East Side and EPOCH Senior Living on Blackstone Boulevard will host free, confidential memory screenings on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
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Arthur C. Norman
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11/22/13
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