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The chalk outlines at the URI Library have now washed away but the colorful cards made by students at the Triumph of Memory Workshop will be crafted into a permanent art piece. Pictured are three of the 72 cards that were made, memorializing family members of Rhode Islanders who perished in the Holocaust.
A ‘Triumph of Memory’ at URI
In a cold, unrelenting rain on April 26, students and faculty scurried across the plaza outside the University of Rhode Island’s Robert L. Carothers Library. I knelt on the ground and made the … more
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Dwares JCC dedication festivities include activities for all ages
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will celebrate the reopening and dedication of the newly renovated Bonnie and Donald Dwares JCC, located at 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, on Wednesday, … more
The men of Israeli Lacrosse play Spain.
Now playing in Israel: Lacrosse!
Lacrosse is taking Israel by storm, in large part due to Israel Lacrosse, an organization whose mission is to make lacrosse the national sport of Israel and connect Jewish Americans to the Holy Land … more
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Erin Minior
Community social service agencies to merge
After nine months of planning and negotiations, Jewish Family Service of Rhode Island (JFSRI) and the Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island (JSA) have agreed to merge into one comprehensive agency called Jewish Community Services of Greater Rhode Island.

“As we got to know each other this time,” said Susan Bazar, executive director of JSA, “there was increasing awareness that both agencies were providing services to seniors.” more
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Moufletas for Mimouna [Photo gallery]
Mimouna is a traditional North African celebration marking  the end of Passover. Popularized by Moroccan Jews in Israel, it marks the end of avoiding hametz with moufletas, a type of crepe fried … more
Ethne and Hanna Girard at the Kotel.
Reporting on a gap year in Israel
My journey with Midreshet Tehila started last year, when I spoke to Rabbi Menachem Nissel about furthering my Jewish education and which
program he felt worked best for me. At the end of … more
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Jewish Family Service of Rhode Island volunteers gather for a photo at the annual summer Kosher Senior Café Goddard Park event. These volunteers help out at both meal sites.
Jewish Family Service of Rhode Island volunteers gather [Photo gallery]
Dwares Jewish Community Center teens recently enjoyed an afternoon of board games and conversation with Kosher Café seniors, following a meal.
Kosher cafe seniors [Photo gallery]
France detains 10 in probe of weapons used in 2015 Hyper Cacher killings
JTA – French police have detained 10 people in the investigation of the deadly 2015 attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris, sources close to the probe told Agence France Presse on Wednesday. … more
Ask the director
QUESTION: Why do Jewish people have closed caskets at their funerals?  J.S., Warwick Dear J.S., There are at least a couple of reasons for not having an open casket at a Jewish funeral. … more
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