October 28, 2016

In this issue

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  We Are Read in Prague

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Susan and Howie Bromberg were recently on a trip to Central Europe when they bumped into Dr. Andy and Beverly Blazer, who were on a different trip.  This photo was taken at the Holocaust …

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  We Are Read in Uzbekistan

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Rachel Friedberg read The Jewish Voice recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The small remaining Jewish communities of the area, formerly the Emirate of Bukhara, are believed to date from the Babylonian …

• An artifact, its tasty history and a story

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  The archives of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association hold many treasures, historic moments in the history of the Jews in Rhode Island. Often, equally important, are the stories connected to …

• Rosalind Poll Brooker, 88

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  NAPLES, FLA. – Judge Rosalind Poll Brooker died on Oct. 16 in Naples, where she had lived for 28 years after her retirement.    A woman of principle, spirit, intelligence, …

• Arlene O. Cherlin, 90

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  WARWICK, R.I. – Arlene O. Cherlin died Oct. 19 at Steere House. She was the beloved wife of the late Maurice Cherlin. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Harry and Fay (Gordon) …

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  Samuel M. Gourse, 97

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  SARASOTA, FLA. – Samuel M. Gourse passed away Oct. 15.  He was the husband of Bernice (Markoff) Gourse.  He was born in Fall River, Mass., the son of the late David and Ada (Israel) …

• Beverly J. Malin, 87

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  TIVERTON, R.I. – Beverly J. Malin passed away surrounded by family Oct. 16. She was the wife of Hebert Malin; they were married for 66 years. She grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Williamsport, …

• Frederick Margolis, 81

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  FLORIDA – Frederick “Fred” Margolis passed away peacefully on Oct. 14 in Florida surrounded by his wife and four children. Fred was the son of the late Sigmund and Tillie Margolis. …

• Neal H. White, 68

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  WARWICK, R.I. –Neal H. White died peacefully Oct. 22 after a battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of Margi (Berkman) White for 46 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late …

• Terrorist attacks doubled in Jerusalem in September, Israel says

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  JTA – Terrorist attacks in Jerusalem doubled last month compared to August, according to Israel’s security agency, the Shin Bet. There were 26 attacks in the capital in September, …

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  Diverse talent on display at Temple Habonim Gallery

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  The November/December exhibit in the Gallery at Temple Habonim features works by three accomplished artists. Their diverse talents speak volumes about art and its possibilities. The show will open …

• Jewish Alliance partner JDC aids in Haiti

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  BY   Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and one of the world’s most impoverished countries, experienced its biggest humanitarian disaster since the 2010 …

• Five steps to tame financial stress

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Do you sometimes lie awake at night thinking about bills that need to be paid? Does it feel as though you’re drowning in debt? If this describes you, you might take solace in the fact that …

• The nobility of preserving our past and creating a friendly future

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  NEWPORT – Rabbi Marc Mandel of the Touro Synagogue introduced me to the minyan as “Mike, a reporter.”  I felt a bit like Clark Kent on an assignment for the Daily Planet.  …

• New director for Camp JORI

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Richard Kodner has been hired as the next director of Camp JORI in Wakefield. The announcement was made in a letter to parents Oct. 14. Kodner comes to JORI from the St. Louis area, where he …

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  Family finds nontraditional group B’nai Mitzvah especially meaningful

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  BY  (Kveller via JTA) – At my daughter’s recent Bat Mitzvah, hundreds of people spread out to form a large circle and, together, carefully hold a completely unrolled Torah …

• French, Dutch towns commemorate Alfred Dreyfus

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  JTA – A French municipality has honored the persecuted Jewish soldier Alfred Dreyfus with a statue and a Dutch town honored the Holocaust survivor and writer Jules Schelvis with a street sign. …

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  Mother finds win-win solution to son’s anxiety over Bar Mitzvah

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  (Kveller via JTA) – I didn’t grow up in a very religious home. That said, my parents gave me the option to attend Hebrew school and have a Bat mitzvah.   My friends were …

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  Children of fallen Israeli soldiers, and an American, celebrate bar mitzvahs

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  JNS.ORG   JERUSALEM – Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who died in Afghanistan, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in …

• Coming of age – at any age

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  I recently met with Jenna Pepperman, my former college intern and a communications major from the University of Rhode Island. As I was telling her about the theme for this column, she …

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  Talking with loved ones about the future

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  I remember it like it was yesterday, watching my 74-year-old father lying in a hospital bed, totally incapacitated as the result of a stroke. Breathing was the only thing he was able to manage …

• Healthy appetizer adds flavor to your table

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  (The Nosher via JTA) – If you are looking for a light, healthy appetizer to brighten your table, this sweet potato hummus is bursting with flavor. Because of its high protein and fiber …

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  Annual Temple Beth-El ‘World Series’ features Thanksgiving favorites

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  If you are looking for new or time-tested traditional Thanksgiving recipes, you can  sample more than 25 innovative creations  from Temple Beth-El members in its “World Series of …

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  Fragrant challah is perfect for autumn

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  The Nosher via JTA – No, this isn’t a Christmas cookie. The flavors are straight out of the Germanic regions – Alsace-Lorraine, Germany and Austria, where Jews lived for many …

• Until we meet again …

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  A little bird told me that there has been a mild level of confusion in pockets of Rhode Island’s Jewish community for the past few months. This confusion, from what I understand, stemmed from …

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  ‘Mario and the Magician’

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  “Mario and the Magician,” a 40-page short story by Thomas Mann (1875-1955), was originally published in German in 1929, with an English translation a year later.  At …

• Re: Most Jewish baseball team (Oct. 14)

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  To the staff at JTA, great story about “which major league baseball team is the most Jewish,” but you left out some famous stars like Hank Greenberg and Moe Berg. Hank is a member of the …

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  You do make a difference

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  There aren’t many issues in the political realm that I feel strongly enough to write about and advocate for, but voting is one of them. A little more than two years ago, I wrote …

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  We can master our feelings – or let them master us

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  What makes people sin? How do they avoid it? Does God punish sinners in this world? Does God reward the righteous in this world? This week’s Torah portion ( B’reishit ) – …

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  Read a book by a local author

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Are you going to participate in the Jewish community reading program? This new initiative encourages members of the greater Rhode Island Jewish community to read a single book of his/her choice in …

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  A sukkah of our own

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  Gratitude. That’s the word I most often associate with the holiday of Sukkot , and this year there was something else, something enormous, to be thankful for:  After seven years of …

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  Dwares JCC to start pickleball league in January

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  A recreational pickleball league is making its debut at the Dwares Jewish Community Center’s fitness center this winter. Pickleball is a relatively new sport that combines elements of …

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  Arts Emanu-El kicks off season with film, speaker on Kindertransport

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  In 1938, a young, successful British stockbroker decided to take a ski vacation in Switzerland. Then, he got diverted. He went to Prague instead, set up an office at the dining room table in his …

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  Dylan over Roth? The Nobel Committee made the right choice

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  JTA – As a fan who runs the “Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Jews” website, I should have been ecstatic at the Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to the writer whose words have been …

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  Challah Bake returns to RI

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  If you missed the first couple of years of this annual event, you don’t want to miss out again. The Great Rhode Island Challah Bake is back for a third year. As with each year, the promise is for an amazing event, according to organizers.

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  How Jewish MLB players did in 2016

  Friday, October 28, 2016

  JTA – This season promised to be a banner year for Jewish Major League Baseball players – and by and large, the class of ’16 fared pretty well. Many had their best seasons in years …