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Josh Rosenbaum, a Providence, R.I., native, wanted to make a difference this Purim.
He spent his year between high school and college at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah and is spearheading the Israel branch of an initiative originating in …
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3/27/14
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The Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association’s 60th annual meeting will be held on Sunday, April 6, at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth-El in Providence. All are invited to this free educational program, which asks the question, “Remember where Almacs …
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Anne Sherman
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3/27/14
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Alliance Director of Jewish Learning Larry Katz and his wife, Marilyn, recently visited Afula’s Gavanim School, where an Alliance-funded Smart classroom guides teaching and learning.
Katz observed a math lesson in one of three classrooms …
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3/27/14
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Providence, RI- Rhode Island Free Clinic is accepting new patients. If you are uninsured and unable to qualify for or cannot afford health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and HealthSource RI, Rhode Island Free Clinic can help.
Rhode …
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3/27/14
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JTA – Increasing numbers of Jewish institutions are starting to pay attention to the disabled in our midst. The needs of this part of our community were in the communal spotlight this Feb. thanks to it being Jewish Disability Awareness Month. …
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Sid Schwarz
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3/13/14
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The Providence Kollel’s seventh annual celebration of Jewish learning will take place on Sunday, March 23. Attendees can count on an evening with an inspiring speaker, good company and fantastic food.
Denise Rubin, a member of Congregation …
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Shana B. Newman
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3/13/14
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JTA – A two-volume set of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” inscribed by Hitler sold at an auction in Los Angeles for $64,850.
The books, from 1925 and 1926, were sold Feb. 27 to an anonymous U.S. buyer. They were inscribed to Josef Bauer, one …
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3/13/14
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All the recent talk about immigration brings to mind an oral history and some records in the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association archives. Tova Reis, archivist at Temple Emanuel, brought us an interview conducted in 1977 by Helene Lewis with …
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Anne Sherman
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3/13/14
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The New England Rabbinical College (NERC) hosted its 27th Annual Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 23. The dinner was held in the Korn Auditorium of the Providence Hebrew Day School, with approximately 150 people in attendance. The local community and many …
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Chana Faiga Twersky
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3/13/14
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Have you heard about the Rabbi of Timbuktu, or the celebration of Hanukkah in Hausaland, or the Israelites in Kenya, or the Jews in Mauritius and more?
On Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vestry of Temple Emanu-El, Professor William …
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Sam Shamoon
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3/13/14
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