(401)j, a group of dynamic Jews ages 20s to mid-40s who are dedicated to building a thriving Jewish collaboration in the 401 area code, has announced the creation of a scholarship for Summer J-Camp …
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SETH FINKLE
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1/31/19
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PROVIDENCE – It was standing-room only at the program “Anti-Semitism: A Community Conversation,” held on May 30 at the Dwares Jewish Community Center. …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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6/11/19
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PROVIDENCE – On April 29, the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) and the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the R.I. Latino Biz Web Design Project, which partnered Hispanic college students with local Hispanic-owned small businesses to help improve those businesses’ online presence.
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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5/19/21
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A shuk, an Israeli outdoor market, will be held at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, on May 5.
Outdoor markets can …
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LARRY KATZ
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4/1/22
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PROVIDENCE – The roughly 70 people who attended the Providence Mayoral Forum on Aug. 29 heard a lot of agreement from Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune and Brett Smiley, the three Democrats …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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9/7/22
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PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Israel Collaborative (RIIC), with Brown University’s Applied Mathematics and Computer Science departments, on Jan. 24 held its first conference on the …
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SETH CHITWOOD
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2/3/23
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(JTA) – The prolific Jewish actor Ed Asner died nearly two years ago, but his final film will hit select theaters on Friday [July 7].
In “Tiger Within,” he plays a Holocaust …
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JACKIE HAJDENBERG
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7/7/23
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Ellen Fingeret, of North Providence, Betty Ann Israelit, of Providence, Sue Mayes, of Middletown, and Michele Keir, of Warwick, represented Rhode Island Feb. 7 at an all-day leadership conference, “Telling Our Stories,” in Waltham, …
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SUE MAYES
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2/19/16
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“In our times, people often gauge communities by their leaders,” observes Congregation Beth Sholom’s Rabbi Barry Dolinger. As part of countering that trend, the Providence synagogue has launched “CBS Speaks,” a Friday night dinner series …
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SHAI AFSAI
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11/13/15
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A microcosm of the Jewish community came together the night of June 9 to talk about Israel. Seated at eight tables of six to eight people each, men and women with opinions on Israel that spanned the political spectrum spent two hours listening to …
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FRAN OSTENDORF and ISRAEL FINEGOLD
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6/18/15
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