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Pew: Jews support abortion rights (duh!)

(JTA) – In a new study, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 89 percent of Jews say, “Abortion should be legal in all or most cases.” Compare that to 72 percent among Americans with no religious affiliation, and 63 percent … more

Joe Winkler | 8/1/13

Gubernatorial race in Massachusetts is ‘fat’ with Jewish candidates

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The election for Massachusetts governor is still 16 months away – too soon to know what the issues are or who the viable candidates will be. But apparently it’s never too soon for tikkun olam, repairing the world. more

Ron Kampeas | 8/1/13

Jewish identity: foreign and domestic

Asking “Who is a Jew?” has never been an idle inquiry. The purpose of the question may have changed from continent to continent and from generation to generation, but it has never been a casual query prompted by idle curiosity. more

Dr. Stanley Aronson | 8/1/13

ONE Jewish immigrant turns 100

PAWTUCKET – Otilia (Tanya) Plungyan was the youngest of six children born July 13, 1913 to a modest merchant and his wife. more

Sophia Friedman | 8/1/13

Fay R. Bodner, 91

PROVIDENCE – Fay Bodner died July 27. A daughter of the late Paul and Sylvia (Lichtenstein) Robin, she spent the last eight years living near her daughter in Leeds, Mass. She was predeceased by her husband, Nathaniel M. Bodner, to whom she was … more

8/1/13

Jill Dobson

SALEM, Mass. – Jill Dobson died June 25 with her mother Phyllis Kroudvird of Swampscott, Mass. and her father Kenneth Edward Dobson of Los Alamitos, Calif., by her side. Her family extends their appreciation to all her doctors and staff who … more

8/1/13

Adrienne (Waldman) Enos, 70

WARWICK – Adrienne Enos died July 15. The daughter of the late Helen (Stanzler) and Edward J. Waldman, she was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where she was a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority. An award-winning educator, she … more

8/1/13

Stanley Goldstein, 95

WESTPORT, Mass. – Stanley Goldstein died July 16. He was the husband of Ann (Grillo) Goldstein, to whom he was married for 59 years. Born in New Bedford, Mass., he was a son of the late Barney and Rose (Long) Goldstein. He was president of … more

8/1/13

Harold E. Grant, 92

CRANSTON – Harold Grant died June 29. He was the husband of Edith (Engelson) Grant for 65 years. Born in New York, N.Y., a son of the late Herman and Ethel (Hymes) Goldstein, he had lived in Cranston for 47 years. He was the owner and … more

8/1/13

Rhonda “Ronnie” Kaplan

SEATTLE – Rhonda Kaplan died June 28. Born Feb. 28, 1951 in Providence, she was the daughter of Lorrain Kaplan and the late Robert Kaplan. She was a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and worked for many years as a marine … more

8/1/13