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I attended Lt. Col. Philbin’s talk last night [Sept. 17 at PHDS] and I thought, wow, here is a real-life Righteous Gentile in our midst! He was down to earth, humorous, and straight … more

Letters to the editor | 10/2/19

Lifelong Learning Collaborative

In the August issue of Jewish Rhode Island, editor Fran Ostendorf has an editorial titled “Learning opportunities are all around us,” and starts the editorial as follows: “You … more

Letters to the editor | 9/13/19

Remembering Sid Goldstein

When I joined the Brown-RISD Hillel board, Professor Goldstein was already an honorary trustee. What I remember most about Sid from my years as board president is that he never missed a … more

Letters to the editor | 9/13/19

Saying “Never Again” is not enough!

Recently, a news report on TV showed Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) officers going on a raid and rounding up illegal immigrants. This was all too reminiscent of Hitler sending out storm … more

Letters to the editor | 8/1/19

Remembering the Kofflers

Jewish Rhode Island sparked my gratitude wherein the paper made mention of my parents, Charles and Sarah Koffler, whose summer home on Central Street in Narragansett Pier hosted weekly Sabbath … more

Letters to the editor | 8/1/19

Cranston Senior Guild plans fun afternoon

Cranston Senior Guild’s next meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. at the Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence, 3 Shalom Drive, Warwick. After a … more

Letters to the editor | 8/1/19

Misplaced blame?

I am responding to the recent letters that are critical of the two Brown students who wrote an editorial concerning Israel and the BDS campaign against it (June 2019). While I certainly support … more

Letters to the editor | 7/5/19

Rising anti-Semitism

I would like to thank the editor of Jewish Rhode Island, Fran Ostendorf, for publishing views on both sides of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) debate. This is a controversial … more

Letters to the editor | 7/5/19

Readers react to Brown Divest

I appreciate Sam Frolichstein-Appel and Brian Solomon’s explanation of the Brown University Divest Coalition (May 2019) and their care in explaining their point of view. However, I feel … more

Letters to the editor | 6/6/19

Readers react to Brown Divest

Regarding the Community Voices Opinion “Our Judaism compels us to fight for divestment and against anti-Semitism” (May 2019), I say that we should all forgive Sam Frolichstein-Appel … more

Letters to the editor | 6/6/19