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First Gentleman Andy Moffit Recognizes Former First Ladies of Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On April 7, 2015, Gina Raimondo’s husband First Gentleman Andy Moffit met with former Rhode Island First Ladies – Marilyn Almond, Suzanne Carcieri, Margherite Garrahy, Dorothy Licht and Marjorie Sundlun to recognize … more

4/13/15

Lindsey Graham in Jerusalem: Senate vote coming on Iran sanctions bill

JERUSALEM (JTA) – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said in Jerusalem that the Senate will vote on an Iran sanctions bill next month. Graham, R-S.C., who is expected to take over as chairman of the Foreign Appropriations Subcommittee when the … more

1/2/15

In navigating Kotel conflict, be mindful of ancient etrog riot

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The scene is familiar to us all. Women of the Wall come to the Kotel to worship in the shadow of the Temple Mount. Haredi Orthodox worshippers respond by disrupting their prayers, sometimes pelting them with eggs and other … more

Moshe Simon-Shoshan | 9/30/13

Jewish nonprofit fires CFO over alleged financial improprieties

JTA – Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston has fired its chief financial officer for alleged financial improprieties, the Boston Globe reported. The CFO, identified by the … more

9/1/16

Robbie Gringras brings ‘Four Hatikvah Questions’ to Providence

On Feb. 8, a unique performer, Robbie Gringras, will introduce the Rhode Island Jewish community to the “Four Hatikvah Questions,” a method for understanding controversies. more

LARRY KATZ | 1/20/17

Fun and games for a good cause: The Bornstein Holocaust Center

July 18 was a beautiful summer day. It was the kind of day when a typical Rhode Islander would want to be at the beach, or a park, or on a boat. Instead, about 100 local women came together to … more

LEV POPLOW | 8/10/17

‘I Am the Last Witness’ is newest collage from Holocaust Stamps Project

FOXBORO – A project to educate people about the Holocaust continues at the Foxboro Regional Charter School, where students last fall capped a nine-year effort to collect 11 million stamps … more

LARRY KESSLER | 2/15/18

Philip Roth, enfant terrible turned peerless chronicler of American Jewish life, is dead at 85

JTA – Philip Roth, whose notorious novels about the sex drives of American men gave way to some of the most probing examinations of the American Jewish condition in the 20th and 21st centuries, … more

JTA Staff | 5/27/18

Umam pilgrims swindled out of tickets

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Some 2,000 people planning to travel from Israel to the Jewish pilgrimage site in Uman, Ukraine, for Rosh Hashanah were swindled out of about $1.3 million. Three people … more

9/7/18

R.I. students delve deep into the Holocaust in ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’

On March 26 and 27, some 1,500 Rhode Island students were bused to the Showcase Cinemas Warwick Mall to see “The Devil’s Arithmetic” as part of their studies of the … more

LEV POPLOW | 5/2/19