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Bernhardt Foundation seeks applications for grants

PROVIDENCE – Are you affiliated with a Jewish nonprofit organization in need of grant funds? If so, you might want to consider submitting a grant request to the Helene and Bertram … more

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Touro Fraternal Association awards educational grants, loans

The Touro Fraternal Association, the largest men’s independent Jewish fraternal association in the Northeast, has selected eight young men and women to share a total of $30,000 … more

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Different generations, different attitudes toward money

Texting versus email (or even snail mail). Angry Birds versus Monopoly. “The Theory of Everything” versus “The Sound of Music.” “Dancing with the Stars” versus … more

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JSA offers solution- focused help for seniors

BY As we enter this new year, we take stock of what we have accomplished and what we are grateful for. And when we pause to take stock, in effect we reset and often calm our … more

SUSAN BAZAR and ERIN MINIOR | 9/29/16

Solomon Schechter poring over genizah fragments; Cambridge University Library 1898.

The hidden treasures of the Middle East’s genizot

A genizah , Hebrew for “hiding place,” is a depository for sacred Hebrew books that are no longer usable. Since they cannot be thrown out because they contain God’s name, these … more

RUTH BREINDEL | 9/29/16

Everett Berlinsky, 93

NAPLES, FLA. – Everett Berlinsky, of Naples, formerly of West Greenwich and Cranston, died on Sept. 22. He was the son of the late Albert and Katy (Kessler) Berlinsky and the brother of the … more

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Selma F. Fishbein, 89

BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Selma Frances (Gold) Fishbein, longtime resident of Providence, died on Sept. 25 in Bonita Springs. She was born on Jan. 2, 1927 in Providence, the … more

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Alan H. Gaffin, 84

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Alan H. Gaffin died on Sept. 16. He was the husband of Ann Gaffin. Born in Worcester, Mass., he moved to Providence in 1969. He … more

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Florence W. Kirsch, 94

BRIGHTON, N.Y. – Florence W. Kirsch died in Brighton on Sept. 16. She was predeceased by her husband Seymour, to whom she was married for 62 years. She is survived by her son Kenneth (Nancy), … more

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Ida Goldstein Paster, 104

CRANSTON, R.I. – Ida Goldstein Paster, of Beechwood Drive, died Sept. 18 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Paster. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Samuel and … more

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