The annual Dor L’Dor Society event was held on March 3 and featured a virtual tour of the exhibition “Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art,” by The Jewish Museum, …
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Lawrence Hopfenberg cared deeply about family and community.
His daughter, Bobby Morgenstern, recalls that when she was growing up, there were meetings at their house in Providence at least four …
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SARA MASRI
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4/1/22
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A shuk, an Israeli outdoor market, will be held at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, on May 5.
Outdoor markets can …
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LARRY KATZ
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4/1/22
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Jack Elice, 17, who attends the Moses Brown School, in Providence, was elected as the international s’gan (international vice president of programming) during the BBYO International Convention …
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CRANSTON – Jewish men aged 18 and older are invited to attend an open house, hosted by Touro Fraternal Association, on Wednesday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Touro Hall, 45 Rolfe Square, …
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“From the depths of pain sprung the fountains of love (Miriam Peretz, 2019)”.
This year’s memorial program for Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) will take place via …
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4/1/22
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L’dor v’dor, the Jewish principle of passing on cultural values, rituals, traditions and history to the next generation, is embodied in the father-and-daughter team of Ronald Markoff and …
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JESSICA MURPHY
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4/1/22
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In the latest action in the long-running dispute over control of the historic Touro Synagogue, both sides were in District Court in Newport on March 28.
Jeshuat Israel, the congregation that …
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Jewish Rhode Island Staff
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4/1/22
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Security officials are reporting a spate of bomb threats targeting Jewish institutions in a number of states.
The threats came into Jewish community centers around the …
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Mark Binder still remembers the first “Chelm” story he ever published. The year was 1991, and Binder was the editor of the Jewish Herald newspaper.
“It was a Wednesday,” …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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