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In the world of Jewish folk art, there are few realities quite as sad as the lost era of beautiful paintings, murals and architecture produced by the Jews of Eastern Europe. These intensely detailed works reflected hiddur mitzvah, making the …
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LEAH C. BOURAMIA
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12/25/15
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The judges for this year’s Hanukkah Art and Writing Contest were impressed by the creativity in the more than 100 entries.
Participation in the contest, sponsored by The Jewish Voice and Touro Fraternal Association, increased from last year. …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/25/15
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Where are all the young Jews in Rhode Island? They’re here, and they were definitely present at Breaktime Bowl, in Pawtucket, for the third annual Vodka Latke on Dec. 10.
(401)j, the brainchild of the Jewish Alliance, Congregation Beth …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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12/25/15
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Rabbi Barry Dolinger, of Congregation Beth Sholom in Providence, has been chosen to join the sixth class of Rabbis Without Borders.
“I’m honored and humbled to have been accepted,” said Dolinger. “I’m excited to learn and study with …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/25/15
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Since 9/11, Rhode Islanders have been concerned about any form of terrorism striking our state. Our community has changed from complacent and free, to vigilant and concerned.
The recent San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks as well as …
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MARTY COOPER
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12/11/15
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – In carefully tailored stump speeches that ranged in tone from apocalyptic to chummy, all but one of the Republican presidential candidates showed up in an attempt to woo Jewish voters.
Many of the speeches at the Republican …
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Sarah Wildman
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12/11/15
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One of art’s great roles is to make your blood run faster. By that measure, it’s definitely worth a trip to the Brown faculty exhibition at the Bell Gallery, in Providence, (through Dec. 21) to see how Tony Cokes exposes and lampoons anti-Jewish …
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NOEL RUBINTON
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12/11/15
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JTA – David Bernstein, a businessman and longtime Jewish activist, has been tapped to head the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Bernstein, 49, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, will succeed Steve Gutow as president and CEO of the organization, an …
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12/11/15
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JTA – While America puzzles over the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, many American Jews are puzzling over an additional element: the religious identity of victim Nicholas Thalasinos.
Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a …
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Uriel Heilman
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12/11/15
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The National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend is a joint project of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of 50 national faith denominations and groups and the Washington National Cathedral.
December marks the third …
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12/11/15
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