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A copy of the new guide.
Brown U. students launch guide for ‘tackling antisemitism, while committing to justice for all’
On Thursday night, Nov. 18, the Narrow Bridge Fellows of Brown University unveiled a new resource titled, “Love Thy Neighbor: A Guide for Tackling Antisemitism While Committing to Justice for … more
Watch the video: The Alef Beats Zoomed through lockdown, emerged still singing
Any singer will tell you that a cappella really only works when all the singers are together in person. The Alef Beats are no exception: the Jewish-themed singing group thrives on live energy. … more
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Mike Fink in the house where he grew up and still lives.
The world of Mike Fink: Local insights, worries and sour tomatoes
As the longest-serving faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design, literary arts Prof.  Mike Fink has influenced generations of students. Fink started teaching at RISD in 1957, after … more
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Inspiring teachers I have been blessed to know
A retired art teacher and I recently discovered that we have a mutual friend, Mike Fink.  Although well known to readers of The Jewish Voice and Jewish Historical Notes, he is even better known … more
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Resist easy answers
I’m supposed to require “research” projects from the students in my first-semester journalism elective at Rhode Island School of Design. My first question to the students is, … more
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The writer, Emma Axelrod, left, with Allie Wollner.
Brown, RISD students explore their identities, Jewish and otherwise
Brown University alum Allie Wollner ’10 returned to campus the week of Nov. 28 to lead students in a series of creative writing workshops centered on a Jewish theme. This was the second … more
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Yakir Englander speaks at Brown.
Israeli ‘soldier for peace’ draws a crowd at Brown University
Risking your life, forfeiting your safety, and putting yourself through hell for a higher mission. These are all sacrifices we attribute to soldiers, and they are sacrifices that Yakir Englander … more
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Hillel exhibit features Poland’s Jewish past
Brown RISD Hillel is excited to announce the inaugural exhibition of the updated and expanded collection of “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland” from the … more
Statement from Brown RISD Hillel
Brown RISD Hillel is deeply concerned by the activities that occurred in its facility on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. The un-authorized showing of three short films, produced by an organization that does … more
Hillel incident could fuel more hate – or become a learning opportunity
The last few weeks have featured a number of important commemorations in the Jewish calendar.  Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) was followed by Yom ha-Zikaron (Day of Remembrance for the … more
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