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Israel wins gold at rhythmic gymnastics world championships

(JTA) – Israel won its first-ever gold medals at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Valencia, Spain, last weekend, improving on last year’s silver medal and solidifying its … more

9/3/23

Players from Israel Tennis and Education Centers practice in Israel. A group will be in Newport next week.

Tennis Hall of Fame is ‘building bridges’ with U.S., Israeli teen competition

NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame is launching a partnership between Rhode Island and Israel, with a goal of uniting global communities through tennis. TeamFAME, from Newport, and a team from the Israel Tennis and Education Centers will participate in the inaugural “Building Bridges Through Tennis.” more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 8/16/23

Donniel Hartman sees a brighter Israeli future — in 2026

When Israel’s parliament on July 24 passed the first plank in a series of reform proposals meant to curb the power of Israel’s judiciary, it set off alarms among Israel’s supporters abroad. more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 8/4/23

Jewish legislators stand with leaders of Rhode Island’s Jewish community celebrating the 75th anniversary of Israeli independence. From left to right: Rep. Alex Finkelman (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown), Rep. Jennifer Smith Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), Rabbi Michael Fel, House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln), Jewish Alliance President Adam Greenman, Cantor Brian Mayer, President of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative Avi Nevel and Rep. Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren).

Israeli Independence Day at the R.I. State House

PROVIDENCE —House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman hosted Jewish leaders from across Rhode Island at the State House on April 27 for Israeli Independence Day. She also sponsored a resolution … more

5/5/23

Bus to bring Rhode Islanders to NYC for Celebrate Israel Parade June 4

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is chartering a bus on June 4 so Rhode islanders can join over 40,000 (yes, you read that right!) children, teens and adults in marching down New York … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/5/23

The top of the building at 100 Westminster Street in downtown Providence, lighted in honor of Yom Ha’Atzmaut.

Festival to celebrate Israel @ 75 set for May 21

Celebrate Israel @ 75 by enjoying activities for all ages, including live music and other entertainment, local craft and art vendors, family activities and food for all tastebuds and … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/4/23

Speaking out for Israel

One March 12 and 24, a group organized by Israelis living in Rhode Island gathered in front of the Rhode Island State House in support of those protesting the proposed judicial reforms in Israel. All … more

4/2/23

Daylong celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary planned for May 21

PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is pleased to announce a community-wide, in-person celebration of Israel’s 75th year of independence, on Sunday, May … more

LARRY KATZ | 4/2/23

My solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

On the eve of Passover and during Ramadan, Israel is facing both a war with Palestinian terror and an all-out propaganda war in some of our elite colleges and universities. In one recent lecture … more

MOSES MORDECAI TWERSKY | 4/2/23

What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel

(JTA) – Eric Alterman, born in 1960, says the view of Israel he absorbed growing up in a Jewish family in suburban Scarsdale, New York, was decidedly … more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 2/3/23