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From the Ocean State to the Sunshine State where are They now? Catching up with Lauren Friedman By Nancy Abeshaus Contributing Writer
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Paul Barrette, executive director of Jewish Seniors Agency; Jeff Padwa, JSA president; Susan Bazar, outgoing president, and Jeffrey Savit, CEO of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, at the JSA annual meeting.
Bringing the Fifth Commandment to light Jewish Seniors Agency installs new officers, honors Dr. Stanley Aronson By Naomi LipsKy
Special to The Voice & Herald WARWICK – “Honor thy father and thy mother” was the theme at the Jewish Seniors Agency’s annual meeting; the Fifth Commandment has been the focus of the agency’s mis-
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sion for more than a century. Admitting to doubts three years ago about assuming the presidency (as her mother had died shortly before that, and her father even earlier), Susan Bazar, outgoing board president, said, “By serving as
president, I was indeed honoring my parents. They believed in helping, where and when they could … In upholding our mission, I’m keenly aware of the value of relationships. The
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Friedman. “We raise money for our scholarship fund and the JCC Maccabi Games.” Friedman also produces many other JCC special events, including family field days, and her own original idea – and favorite event – the
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Protests in Turkey
Can Prime Minister Erdogan weather the storm? By Sean Savage (JNS.org)
Widespread protests in Turkey are threatening the decade-long rule of Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, raising questions over his ambitions to transform his country. The protests, which began in Istanbul’s famous Taksim Square over government plans to turn nearby Gezi Park into a shopping mall modeled after Ottoman-era army barracks, have turned into a widespread rebuke of Erdogan’s Islamist rule, spreading to sevJenny miller eral other major Turkish cities such as Ankara and Izmir as well as several cities abroad with Turkish ex-pats.
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PROVIDENCE – Life can be a marathon – and sometimes that can be a good thing. Just ask Lauren Friedman, 28, who competes in half-marathons across the country. “I’ve done five so far and I plan to do more!” said Friedman in a recent telephone interview with The Jewish Voice & Herald. Friedman, a former member of our Jewish community, now lives and works in Florida. Not only does Friedman run races – she also runs races. As director of membership and special events at the Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton, Fla., Friedman organizes three 5K (3.1 miles) races a year; each event attracts 700 participants. “It’s fun!” said
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