I was at the event at Brown University, where the PLO ambassador gave a talk, that Nina Tannenwald referenced. According to Ms. Tannenwald, all the non-students were collectively punished because a couple walked out of a different event. The …
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10/23/14
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After reading testimonies from people all over the world regarding their participation in the Shabbos Project, allow me to submit mine.
I am a Narragansett, 63-year-young wife, mother, grandmother and retired teacher. …
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10/23/14
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As Election Day approaches, I remind community members of Congressman David Cicilline’s strong, unwavering support of Israel and his understanding of the significantly important relationship between our two countries.
As a member of the …
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10/23/14
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In the mid-forties, I was president of the JCC BBG group, first where it met on Benefit Street. It was totally shocking to me that a girlfriend my age, Judy Ann Leven, should be very ill and then die of leukemia. I asked our chapter to rename our …
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10/20/14
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I would like to add a few points to Marty Cooper’s report on the forum held at Brown on the Gaza war.
I was one of the speakers on the panel. Marty referred to tension in the room but neglected to mention its source. The one moment …
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10/20/14
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Irina Missiuro’s artice was, to me, the most enjoyable piece of the Sept. 12 Jewish Voice. Smart, humorous and very informative, she delivered a fresh and light, yet intellectual, survey of honey, some of its history and its benefits. I’m still …
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9/30/14
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With regard to Anne Schwartz’s comments on my Aug. 15 letter, I’d like to remind her that Israel’s creation was the result of British colonialism and Zionist opportunism after WWI (and deemed illegitimate by many Orthodox Jews). Just …
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9/11/14
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An attempt to pry apart the anti-Semitic from pro-Palestinian rhetoric can be difficult. Recently, as seen across Europe, the two tend to both overlap and intensify mutually. Condemning Israel’s various policies is not a direct act of …
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9/11/14
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The Voice published a letter from a Warwick woman seeking “tickets for the holidays,” explaining that she and her husband “are empty-nesters who do not belong to a synagogue.” She seemed to think it obvious that people without …
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9/11/14
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Paul Hoffman’s letter denounced Israel’s Operation Protective Edge launched on Aug. 8 against the Gazan Hamas terrorists, targeting rocket arsenals and terror tunnels in response to decades-long rocket attacks.
In …
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8/28/14
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