HERCRI sponsors program at Cranston Public Library

The Holocaust Education & Resource Center of Rhode Island welcomes Geraldine Foster who will speak on “Providence Jewish Community and the Rise of Hitler; 1933-1939.” The program takes place March 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cranston Public Library 150 Sockanosset Cross Road.

Foster’s lecture will focus on the state of the Providence Jewish community during this time period, what community members knew about the changes in Europe, how they came to learn of new developments, and how they reacted to global events. 

An English teacher with degrees from Pembroke and Brown University, Foster is an active member of the Jewish community, working closely with the Jewish Historical Association, the former Jewish Federation, Miriam Hospital and the Alperin Schechter Day School (now the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island). Foster is the editor of “The History of the Jews in Rhode Island”; “Congregation Sons of Israel and David: a Pictorial Memoir”; and “Moments and Memories.”  She is the co-author of the book “Jews of Rhode Island 1658-1958,” has written articles for Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Notes for the past 15 years; and writes a monthly column for the Jewish Voice called “Remember the Past.”

For more information, contact May-Ronny Zeidman at mzeidman@hercri.org