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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 that … 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 and … more

Letters to the editor | 6/6/19

Readers react to Brown Divest

In the liberal monoculture that reigns at Brown and many universities, I am sure the BDS organizers are praised for bowing to the doctrine that the successful must owe their success to exploiting the … more

Letters to the editor | 6/6/19

Sen. Reed’s actions show his friendship for Israel

On March 12, Howard Brown, director of the RI Coalition for Israel, wrote a letter to the editor of the Providence Journal asking the question “Is R.I.’s Senator Reed still a friend … more

Letters to the editor | 4/4/19

Where have all the leaders gone?

At one time, the Rhode Island Jewish community was blessed with outstanding lay leaders. Names like Licht, Alperin, Hassenfeld, Sopkin, Ress, Reisman, and many others, stood up and supported the … more

Letters to the editor | 2/28/19

In tribute to Warren Rabinowitz

I was very saddened to read about the passing of Warren Rabinowitz. I took graduate studies at Rhode Island College and Warren was my teacher. He was no-nonsense, fair, honest and … more

Letters to the editor | 2/28/19

Thank you El Al

Recently I had the opportunity to take a trip to Israel to visit my son Carmi, who is studying there for the year. What made the trip very special was flying on El Al Airlines. A few months … more

Letters to the editor | 1/31/19

Cherishes brown siddur

I wanted to comment on your article about the brown siddur (“Timely appearance of brown siddur,” January 2019). I’ve got one too! It belonged to my 92-year-old dad, still with us, … more

Letters to the editor | 1/31/19

Disappointed customer

As a new metro Providence resident, I was so excited to discover Eastside Marketplace: independent, great range of products, including a nice range of Kosher products with a supervised Kosher … more

Letters to the editor | 1/31/19

Happy with new paper

I would like to commend editor Fran Ostendorf and her able staff for the new magazine format. If anyone wants to understand the concept of true artisanship as a means of reconstructing a newspaper … more

Letters to the editor | 1/31/19