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Holocaust Education Resource Center of Rhode Island join forces with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island

For more than ten years, a committee of devoted individuals, led by Herb Stern and, more recently, Jeffrey Savit, president and CEO of the Jewish Alliance, have been working hard to build a very public Holocaust Memorial in Rhode Island. This … more

Michelle Chiccitelli | 9/30/13

The governor makes a visit

Neal Drobnis, Jewish Family Service Coordinator, (standing right) introduced Governor Lincoln Chaffee (standing center) to seniors at a Kosher lunch on January 24. more

1/30/14

Taking Beethoven beyond the concert hall

Jonathan Biss has been surrounded by music for as long as he can remember. That early influence has made him who he is today. His mother is celebrated violinist Miriam Fried. His father is … more

BY FRAN OSTENDORF | 4/13/16

Local faith communities say ‘Never Again’

A multifaith, multidenominational vigil in solidarity against recent acts of hate will take place at the Holocaust Memorial on the River Walk, just off South Main Street, in Providence, on March 5 at … more

3/2/17

Terrorism persists because it works

Every time a horrendous terrorist attack victimizes innocent victims we wring our hands and promise to increase security and take other necessary preventive measures. But we fail to recognize how … more

ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ | 6/9/17

Rhode Island, Israeli vets connect on the water

The partnership between Rhode Island and Israel took to the water last week when Israeli veterans arrived in the U.S to spend a week sailing with Sail to Prevail, an organization that helps disabled … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 9/25/17

Ada Winsten and Rabbi Steven Jablow speak to a full house.

A riveting story [Photo gallery]

On Sunday, Oct. 29, in the Gussie and Victor Baxt Social Hall at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence, the audience was enthralled by Ada Winsten’s story of her family’s … more

11/9/17

The Jewish Women’s Circle of Northern Rhode Island, a division of Chabad, sponsored a Challah bake and mosaic experience on Sept. 5 in Lincoln. Participants created mosaic honey dishes and made sweet round challahs in preparation for Rosh Hashanah. The event was dedicated to the memory of Laila Allen. Participants reported an evening of learning, inspiration and fun.

The Jewish Women’s Circle challah bake and mosaic experience

9/20/18

Rabbi Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus says, “Jews are dynamic people.”

New book suggests eating Jewishly involves improvisation

Rabbi Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, a professor of religion at Wheaton College and the author of “Gastronomic Judaism as Culinary Midrash,” has confessed to eating possibly non-Kosher … more

IRINA HAWKINS | 1/10/19

Moving ceremony marks 229th anniversary of Washington’s letter to the Jews of Newport

NEWPORT – On Aug. 18, a packed audience in Touro Synagogue heard two historic letters read aloud, marking the 72nd anniversary of the moving community ceremony. The audience listened with rapt … more

SAM SHAMOON | 9/13/19