Hate crimes and antisemitic incidents hit a record high in the United States in 2021, even right here in our beloved Ocean State.
In November, antisemitic flyers left in yards in Warwick, North …
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RACHEL MERSKY WODA
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12/2/22
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Excavations in Israel can elicit protests and even lead to threats of war.
I recall a time, decades ago, when I went to visit an American cousin who was spending the summer …
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LARRY KATZ
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12/2/22
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David Mandelbaum is proud to say that he comes from a generous family – a family that knows the true meaning of tzedakah (righteousness/charitable giving). His …
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JEWISH ALLIANCE STAFF
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12/2/22
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Eliezer Marcus, who became the rabbi at Sha’arei Tefilla, in Providence, this past August, comes from a family of rabbis.
“My father was a congregational rabbi in Toronto, Canada, for …
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SARAH GREENLEAF
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12/2/22
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A few weeks ago, in the dark of night, antisemites spread their hatred around Warwick and North Providence. Hundreds of leaflets were littered throughout neighborhoods, spreading antisemitic vitriol …
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Adam Greenman
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12/2/22
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One election, then another one, and another one.
The first time I was able to vote was on April 9, 2019. I remember how excited I was. I was already a soldier, and I was voting in my uniform, …
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ELIHAY SKITAL
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12/2/22
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(JTA) – Nearly seven months after they were denied boarding in Frankfurt, a group of more than 100 Hasidic Lufthansa passengers are getting paid for their troubles.
The airline is paying …
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12/2/22
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PROVIDENCE – Ruth Oppenheim was only 9 years old when the men in her small town in Germany went on a rampage, dragging her father out of the house and terrifying her mother and siblings.
It …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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12/2/22
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PROVIDENCE – Journalist Juju Chang brought her insights on antisemitism and Asian hate to the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center on Nov. 20, when she spoke at the Annual Campaign …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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12/2/22
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(JTA) – A BBC article about an attack on a bus full of Jewish students celebrating Hanukkah last year contained “significant editorial failings,” according to a …
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GABE FRIEDMAN
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12/2/22
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