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Local builder builds reputation on service

Ken Dulgarian, President of Dulgarian Properties, the well-known Rhode Island real estate developer, is the owner of the Avon Cinema on the East Side of Providence and many premier properties. In fact, his latest venture, on Pitman Street on the … more

Arthur C. Norman | 9/30/13

Rhode Island’s first Reform synagogue and the Masonic fraternity

In 1877, a number of Jewish Freemasons living in Providence decided to join together to form a new Masonic lodge, Redwood Lodge Number 35. According to Redwood Lodge’s tradition, the group’s leader, Myer Noot, envisioned a lodge that would be … more

Shai Afsai | 9/30/13

Run, Cycle or Walk to your nearest Cyclovía Event

PROVIDENCE – For families that were in synagogue all day on Saturday, Sept, 14, for Yom Kippur, the following day’s Cyclovía event was certainly a change of pace. Cyclovía is an international phenomenon that reportedly began in Bogotá, … more

Kara Marziali | 9/30/13

ESPN’s Mike Greenberg kicks off Alliance Annual Campaign

PROVIDENCE – Event Chairs Neil and Randi-Beth Beranbaum, along with Alan and Marianne Litwin, hosted the evening event of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2014 Annual Campaign Launch at the Biltmore Hotel on September 17. Before … more

Irina Missiuro | 9/30/13

Dr. Irving Fradkin, the ‘Johnny Appleseed’ of college scholarships

FALL RIVER, Mass. – In 1958, a young optometrist in Fall River saw a need: The children of poor and working class parents were unable to afford college. Dr. Irving Fradkin saw a waste of talent and potential and set out to fill that need. He … more

Arthur C. Norman | 9/30/13

Jewish day schools try new models for success

AKRON, Ohio (JTA) – During a High Holy Day discussion about repentance in Sarah Greenblatt’s Jewish values class, not all the students are listening. One girl stares out the window at the azure sky. Another sits in the back, doodling. But a … more

Uriel Heilman | 9/30/13

Dr. Fred Scheff – in tune with himself

WARWICK – Dr. Fredric Scheff, the Temple Shalom cantor and the star of the Ocean State Theatre Company’s Les Misérables, whose list of accomplishments is as impressive as his voice, turns out to be a realist. He recently sat for an interview … more

Irina Missiuro | 9/30/13

Home Sweet Home jumpstarts Women’s Alliance Annual Campaign

Two dozen women gathered at the home of Mitzi Berkelhammer on Sept.12 for a “special edition” Lion of Judah Home Sweet Home event to hear about programs sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and to make their commitment to the … more

Trine Lustig | 9/30/13

Karen James, 1972 Olympian, a witness to history

PROVIDENCE – On a chilly Tuesday night, more than 300 donors gathered at the Biltmore Hotel to help kick off the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2014 Annual Campaign (see companion story on page 1). After a delicious pre-reception, … more

Irina Missiuro | 9/30/13

Governor Chafee signs Iran Divestment Bill

PROVIDENCE – Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln), Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence), Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Marty Cooper of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Community Relations Council … more

Arthur C. Norman | 9/30/13