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PROVIDENCE – Sarah Shapiro, a lifelong resident of Providence, died June 18. She was a homemaker and businesswoman with a flair for poetry in English and her native Yiddish. She was the wife of the late Emil Shapiro, sister of Leonard Cohen, … more

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Eli Shaw, 94

WORCESTER, Mass. – Eli Shaw, of Pawtucket and Worcester, died June 15. He leaves his wife of 41 years, Mary Shaw, of Middletown; his daughter Sharon Yaffe and her husband Alan, and his son Joel Shaw and his wife Malkie, all of Worcester; eight … more

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Abraham Singer

TROY, N.Y. – Abraham Singer died June 13. Born in the Polish town of Chmelnik, on Nov. 14, 1924, he, along with four siblings, survived the atrocities of the Holocaust by using his wit and unique personality. After World War II, he made … more

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Ruth Jeannette (Mindlin) Weinberg, 97

WEST ORANGE, N.J. – Ruth Weinberg, wife of the late Bertram Ullman Weinberg, died June 16. The youngest of five daughters born to Max and Celia (Socolof) Mindlin, she was born in East Orange, N.J. on Aug. 27, 1915. The Mindlin sisters – … more

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NEAT holds graduation ceremonies

PROVIDENCE – In her class address at New England Academy of Torah’s graduation ceremonies on June 9, Ariela Greengart described the warmth and friendship that staff members and teachers offer students as well as the friendships among students. … more

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Achievement

ACHIEVEMENT – Judy Moseley, Temple Beth-El’s executive director since 2011, has become a Fellow in Temple Administration. By becoming a Fellow, she is among an elite minority of synagogue executive directors who has achieved this level of … more

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Award

AWARD – Barry Z. Glucksman, 70, earned a gold medal for the 50-yard backstroke in the Rhode Island Senior Olympics on June 8 at Rhode Island College. Glucksman, of Warwick, has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and complications from a … more

6/21/13

Alliance leaders honor the past and anticipate the future

PROVIDENCE – Embrace change, yet hold fast to our Jewish traditions of treating all with kavod (respect) and hesed(kindness). more

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Jeffrey Savit delivers annual meeting speech

PROVIDENCE – Two-and-one-half years ago, our Rhode Island Jewish community made a bold and unprecedented move: the creation of our new Alliance. It was a needed seismic shift, in order to do business in the 21st century in a more nimble, … more

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