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BOSTON, MASS. – Dramatic narratives built from historical and archival materials have been called “testimony’s ambitious sister” by the late South African Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu. They provide a voice for ordinary, silenced people who have lived through or died during extraordinary circumstances, and have the power to break stereotypes, enhance understanding and foster empathy.

“Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away” provides that narrative for the approximately one million Jews and tens of thousands of Polish political prisoners, Sinti, Roma and Soviet POWs, Jehovah’s Witnesses and those the Nazis deemed homosexual, disabled, criminal, inferior or adversarial in countless other ways who met their demise at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. The traveling exhibition is having its New England premiere at The Castle at Park Plaza after opening in Madrid’s Arte Canal Exhibition Centre in 2017. more

On April 7, a virtual event will mark six months since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.  “The Reality of Sexual Violence in War: 6-month commemoration of Oct 7 Hamas attacks in … more
“On Brand: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception,” by Aliza Licht, (Union Square & Co. 2023) is part memoir, part workbook and full of practical advice on building a personal brand. We live in a world where every job application comes with a Google search and a deep dive … more
Aliza Licht will speak at a virtual event March 26 at 7 p.m. sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. In addition to being a bestselling author, Licht is an award-winning marketer, a … more
The JCC of Greater Boston is sending a delegation of athletes to this summer’s JCC Maccabi Games in Detroit (Bloomfield), Michigan.  The games will take place from July 28 to Aug. 2, … more
Dining in the Diaspora  is a group exhibition about food, tradition and welcoming folks to our literal and proverbial tables. Throughout 2,000 years of exile, the cuisine and customs of the … more
Touro Synagogue Foundation announces the first presentation of its 2024 Judah Touro Program Series. On Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. via Zoom, Salve Regina University professor Dr. Emily Colbert Cairns will present "Esther in Early Modern Iberia and the Sephardic Diaspora: Queen of the Conversas" based on … more
Middle East policy experts and Senior Fellows at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross will speak at the University of Rhode Island on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 … more
PROVIDENCE – A “tale as old as time” is more than just a lyric from Disney’s animated film “Beauty and the Beast.” The story about a prince who is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his selfishness and must gain the love of a selfless woman to recover his humanity was first published as a French … more
The Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund (WAEF) of the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island has been supporting the Jewish community since awarding its first … more
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