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‘Nakba’ event is an affront to Hillel and the local Jewish community

The “Nakba” event held at Brown RISD Hillel on May 11 is alarming and sets a dangerous precedent. The event titled “Jews Facing the Nakba” – held on Yom ha-Zikaron and … more

Guest columnists | 5/27/16

Is it really OK for kids to be kids?

On May 10, Yom ha-Zikaron was honored at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence. Yom ha-Zikaron, as its name in Hebrew implies, remembers the thousands of Israeli soldiers, Jews and … more

Guest columnists | 5/27/16

Trump vs. Clinton: Battle of the Jewish sons-in-law

JTA – Somebody had better put a mezuzah on the Lincoln Bedroom. Whoever ends up winning the election in November, one thing seems certain: For the first time in history, Jews will be in … more

URIEL HEILMAN | 5/27/16

Rhode Island lawmakers can say never again

On Oct. 15, 2015, anti-Semitic and racist leaflets were distributed on Providence’s East Side. Just months ago a Brown student discovered anti-Semitic messages on the walls directly … more

Guest columnists | 5/27/16

Re: Letter to the Editor (May 13)

As an educator with 30 years experience, a Jew and a parent I feel compelled to respond to Howard Brown’s letter dated May 13. I am not sure in which direction the author intended to lead … more

Letters to the editor | 5/27/16

My hope that we never forget ‘The little boy’

Terezin, or Theresienstadt, was not a death camp like Auschwitz or Treblinka or Chelmno. As a matter of fact, the Nazis even permitted the Red Cross to visit it ... once. During that … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 5/27/16

Hillel incident could fuel more hate – or become a learning opportunity

The last few weeks have featured a number of important commemorations in the Jewish calendar. Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) was followed by Yom ha-Zikaron (Day of Remembrance for the … more

Fran Ostendorf | 5/27/16

PHDS’s awards dinner on June 5

The Providence Hebrew Day School’s annual awards dinner will be held on Sunday, June 5, at the school. Rabbi Yechezkel Yudkowsky and his wife, Shiffy Yudkowsky, are the recipients of … more

RUCHAMA SZENDRO | 5/27/16

Temple Beth-El holds its 161st annual meeting

PROVIDENCE – Attending annual meetings is often a chore (or a bore), but Beth-El’s, held on May 18, was refreshing. So many congregational leaders expressed heartfelt thanks for all … more

GEORGE M. GOODWIN | 5/27/16

Lag B’Omer and the Great Mystery

I wish more people knew about Lag B’Omer here in the exile. In Israel, more than 150,000 people camp out on Mount Meron for an all-night Lag B’Omer … more

d'Var Torah | 5/27/16