Scherenschnitte is the art of cutting paper into designs. The German word means “paper cutting” or “paper snipping.” The practice of paper cutting actually began in China and made its way, as a folk art form, to Germany in the 16th Century. It was…
The Thomas A. Doyle Grammar School, also known as the Doyle Avenue Grammar School, was built in 1876. It was designed by E L Angell, a Providence architect who also designed the Candace Street School the next year, as well a school in Woonsocket. …
Annie Rabinowitz served on the board of the Ladies Hebrew Union Aid Association in the early 1900s. She was listed as one of the incorporators of the Jewish Home for the Aged on May 27, 1912, along with twelve other women. On July 8, 1914, the…
The Hebrew Free Loan Association was founded on Feb 4, 1903 by a small group of businessmen who saw the need to help the growing number of immigrants who were coming here penniless from Europe. The small initial capital with which the organization…