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Delaware school district promises changes in response to federal probe of antisemitic bullying

(JTA) – A Delaware public school district will send staff to anti-harassment training and compensate the family of a Jewish student who alleged antisemitic bullying. The agreement followed … more

ANDREW LAPIN | 2/2/24

Community members on the Alliance’s Solidarity Mission to Israel stop for a photo outside Emek Medical Center in Afula, Israel.

Alliance group reports impacts of mission

The 22 community members who traveled to Israel Jan. 14-18 as part of the Israel Solidarity Mission, sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, had an opportunity to see firsthand the … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 2/2/24

Hostage photos line the walkway at Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv, Israel.

A nation in agony

The moment I saw the email from the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island about the Solidarity Mission to Israel, I knew I had to go. It was early December, and I knew that the pain of the war was … more

RABBI JEFFREY GOLDWASSER | 2/2/24

This 1950 photo is of the 1949-50 pre-primary (kindergarten) class at Temple Beth El’s Sunday School. Teacher was Eleanor Lechan. The writer is the third boy from the right. The little girl with the broad brim hat is Eileen Shaw Horwitz who also now lives in Providence.

Memories of Fall River’s Beth El in happier times

When I recently saw that Fall River’s once-flourishing Conservative Temple Beth El has decided to sell its building on High Street and seek a smaller space, I was hardly surprised, but even so … more

M. CHARLES BAKST | 2/2/24

Temple Emanu-El to present 3 events on Jewish resistance during Holocaust

PROVIDENCE – The Arts Emanu-El Committee at Temple Emanu-El is excited to present a three-part program, “Light in the Midst of Darkness,” highlighting Jewish resistance and … more

ARLENE S. SIMON | 2/2/24

Supreme Court Justice Melissa A. Long, left, and Attorney Hamza Chaudary speak to the group.

Teens get a moving lesson on privilege, bias and stepping up

PROVIDENCE – The energy was palpable as a group of high school students crowded around tables on Jan. 22, talking excitedly over slices of pizza. Their dinner guests were a Rhode Island Supreme … more

GIOVANNA WISEMAN | 2/2/24

Animation and robotics activity at Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz for evacuees and the children of the kibbutz.

Alliance’s Israel Emergency Fund, ORT and other partners help Israeli students

PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Israel Emergency Fund has raised nearly $1.15M thanks to the generosity of the community and with the help of a … more

JENNIFER ZWIRN | 2/2/24

The volleyball team shows off their gold and, top, their skills.

R.I. volleyball player helps MaccabiUSA bring home gold

Ellie Vest , starting outside hitter for the R.I. State Champion East Providence Girls Volleyball team, represented the Rhode Island Jewish community in December as a member of the winning USA Girls … more

JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF | 2/2/24

R.I. teens learn about advocacy during seminars in D.C.

During the weekend of Jan. 19-22, five of Temple Beth-El’s teens traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the L’taken Social Justice Seminars. The program, run through the … more

CARL SHULMAN | 2/1/24

‘Camp Girls’ is a former camper’s love letter to summer camp

“Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty,” by Iris Krasnow (Grand Central Publishing, 2020), is part memoir and part camp history, though … more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 2/1/24