The Providence Hebrew Day School’s 70th annual awards dinner will be held on Sunday, June 11, in the newly renovated Victor and Gussie Baxt Social Hall at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish …
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RUCHAMA SZENDRO
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6/9/17
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If Anna and Leonid Gershman hadn’t decided to escape anti-Semitism and seek a better life by leaving the Soviet Union nearly 30 years ago, their son might not have become the up-and-coming …
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RICH SALIT
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11/9/17
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As I write this piece for the Nov. 9 issue of The Voice, the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, I am preoccupied with thoughts of forboding given the events of Oct. 27, in Pittsburgh at Tree of Life …
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HILARY SALK
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11/8/18
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As the newly minted public relations representative for Singing the Dream 2019, I was simply there to do my job: get photos of the chorus and write a news release about the event. Little did I …
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BETTY GALLIGAN
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1/10/19
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On Sunday, June 2, New Bedford’s Tifereth Israel Congregation will host its 2019 Ziskind Memorial Lecture. Headlining that event will be Francine Klagsbrun, author of “Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel,” who will speak about Meir’s political and personal life.
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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5/15/19
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On Dec. 8, Jewish women will gather at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence for a day of study, dialogue, inspiration, learning and friendship.
The annual …
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10/31/19
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BY BEN HARRIS
(JTA) – Before everything changed, Jalna Silverstein and Asael Papour were planning a wedding much like many other Jewish nuptials on the Upper West Side of …
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BEN HARRIS
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4/5/20
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PROVIDENCE – After a two-year hiatus from in-person fundraisers, The Miriam Hospital welcomed back more than 400 donors, friends and supporters for its signature gala and auction on Sept. 10. …
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10/7/22
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A mural by Rhode Island entrepreneur and artist Ben Weiss was officially dedicated at Camp JORI, in South Kingstown, on July 22.
Weiss, who died in 2010, had donated the 24-foot-long painting, …
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MICHAEL SHUSTER
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10/5/23
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PROVIDENCE – On June 2, Rhode Islanders are invited to the Jewish Culture Fest, a day-long festival of music, food, art and entertainment. The outdoor event will feature a kids’ area, artisan marketplace, crafts, food trucks, …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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4/17/24
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