Tag: Rhode Island
March 11, 1762: Rhode Island Court Denies Citizenship to non-Protestants
On March 11, 1762, the Superior Court of Rhode Island rejected the appeal of two men, Aaron Lopez and Isaac Elizer, to be granted citizenship in the colony, on the grounds that they were...
Rhode Island governor signs MoU with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Hon. Gina M. Raimondo, governor of Rhode Island, visited Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Nov. 20 focused on joint innovation and entrepreneurship.
Professor Daniel Chamovitz,...
Jewish anti-ICE protesters injured after truck, pepper spray used on crowd
Several Jewish protesters were injured on Wednesday evening when a pickup truck drove into their demonstration outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Rhode Island.
The majority of the injuries, however,...