There are those within our Jewish community who insist that Israel is not doing enough to accomplish a “two state solution.” Let those activists answer the following questions: who is a partner for peace with Israel? Is it two Palestinian …
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12/4/14
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Having read David Leven’s letter and the earlier article relating to the Judy Ann Leven BBG also brought back memories to me.
Around 1955, when I was a newlywed, my husband’s cousin was active in the organization and told me they had lost …
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12/4/14
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I am writing to reply to the Nov. 7 letter to the editor by Nina Tannenwald, Re: StandWithUs.
As chairperson of the Oct. 29 event, I find it very interesting that all the comments by Ms. Tannenwald were about the attendees at the event rather …
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11/21/14
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In my article “Sitting together in a Sukkah of peace” about Palestinian non-violent peace activist Ali Abu Awwad’s visit to Providence, I mistakenly attributed several comments to Ellen Goodman. The remarks were actually made …
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11/7/14
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I just received my issue of The Voice. It takes a little longer to get to Florida where I now live after 75 years in R.I.
I was thrilled to see the letter from Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth.
Judy Ann Leven was my sister. She was a wonderful girl …
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11/7/14
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I attended the first meeting of the RI chapter of the StandWithUs advocacy group on Oct. Although I don’t share their political views on Israel, the professionals were, well, very professional.
The same could not be said for much of the …
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11/7/14
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I just finished reading Geraldine Foster’s “Remembering the Past” article about her memories regarding voting.
The story brought back memories of Election Day as I grew up. The year was 1952 or 1953. My parents were adamant about voting, …
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10/23/14
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On behalf of The Louis and Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry, I want to thank the community at large for all of your support during the most recent Yom Tov season. It is with an overwhelming sense of gratitude that the congregations …
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10/23/14
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Re: A response to the Brown University Gaza presentation referred to by Nina Tannenwald. The title of this “Teach-In” should have been “Let’s Bash Israel.”
My wife and I are the ones who left since it became quite evident that …
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10/23/14
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As we are all too aware, there have been many recent anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incidents, events and demonstrations on college campuses across this nation and in Europe.
It is happening closer to home. Brown University has held several recent …
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10/23/14
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