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The oldest local ethnic historical society in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association

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Announcement

Summer 2018 Newsletter

The third quarterly newsletter of 2018 will be sent out the last week of October, and will have important information about our upcoming Membership Drive – be sure to check it out for many important updates!

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Research your family’s history in Rhode Island using our extensive archive and research services! We are happy to assist with genealogy and any other research request you may have. Send us and email at [email protected] or call the office at 401-331-1360.

Gallery

Sarah Hornstein Schuman and Mariam Roseio Hausman A Billy Winn poster for her performance with the Fashionettes Kosher Dinner for Service Men - All War Casualties from the Naval Hospital in Newport, RI. Given at the Providence Hebrew Shelter on March 11, 1945. A Family Portrait Taken in 1905 Jewish Patriarch Mordecai Newzow, 96, with traditional prayer shawl about his shoulders, reads his prayer as Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, draws near. Young Students Saluting the Flag at Camp Jori in Point Judith, RI in 1937 Nettie Paster Cohen's Wedding Picture

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