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It was early in the 20th century (1905) when the Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded to a woman – Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner, a leader of the international peace movement. It took nearly another half century before the Nobel Prize …
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Toby Rossner
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1/16/15
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Let us begin with some statistics. Between 1880 and 1916, 21 Jewish women’s organizations received charters from the State of Rhode Island: one each in Pawtucket, Bristol and Woonsocket; three in Newport; the remainder in Providence. These were …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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1/16/15
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JTA – Christian and Jewish Zionists in Brazil are marketing Israeli products targeted for boycott.
Titled “Support 729 – I endorse,” the project was launched in December in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital, at an event attended by at …
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1/16/15
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JTA – Stephen Hazan Arnoff was named the new chief executive officer of the Jewish Community Center Association.
Arnoff succeeds Alan Finkelstein, who announced last year he would retire from the position after more than two decades. Arnoff …
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1/16/15
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When you think of the word tradition, what comes to mind for most people is Tevye the milkman from “Fiddler on the Roof.” When I think of tradition what comes to mind is Jewish Eldercare of Rhode Island’s longtime volunteer Herb Meister. …
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Susan Adler
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1/16/15
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With winter seeming to begin later than ever, the Jewish community in Rhode Island “bundled” together to help those in need on Super Sunday, Jan. 11.
Rhode Islanders answered the call to help ensure a strong Jewish future. More than 60 …
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Hillary Schulman
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1/16/15
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PROVIDENCE – Israel is a diverse country and that must be a focus for the country’s long-term success. That’s what Yehuda Yaakov, the Israeli Consul General to New England, reminded more than 200 people Jan. 11 at the Dwares JCC.
“Our …
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Fran Ostendorf
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1/16/15
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PROVIDENCE – On Jan. 7, leaders representing virtually every faith in Rhode Island marched from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Frances Street to the State House. The uphill march, to the beat of drums in cold weather, was meant to symbolize the …
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MARTY COOPER
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1/16/15
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Liliana Fijman is an artist, although she would probably cringe even at that broad definition. She thinks that artists are branded as eccentric and doesn’t want to be pigeonholed. Instead, she is looking to maintain her integrity and break …
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Irina Missiuro
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1/16/15
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It is only fitting that in the week preceding the reading of Parshat Shemoth (“These are the names…”) the Board of Temple Am David unanimously voted to change the name of the synagogue to Congregation Am David, effective immediately. …
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NAOMI GELLER LIPSKY
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1/16/15
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