Rubin, Alvin “Al”

DATELINE: NORTH KINGSTOWN

Rubin, Alvin “Al,” 89, died Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Kramer) Rubin for 61 years.  Born in Boston, MA, a son of the late Arthur and Ida (Gitlin) Rubin, he had lived in North Kingstown and Wickford for over 50 years.  He was the director of Education and Recreation at the Ladd School, a visiting lecturer at Mt. St. Joseph College, an adjunct professor of Gerontology at URI, and a special visiting lecturer at Providence College. Al was a graduate of Bridgewater State University, Class of ’57, an honorary fellow in the Human Relations Center at Boston University, where he was studying for his PH D., and a Ford Foundation Fellow at Yeshiva University.  He was a member of Temple Sinai and its brotherhood, and volunteered at Tamarisk for 10 years and Touro Synagogue.  Al was a member and wrote a memoir for the RI Jewish Historical Society, entitled Black Soul and White Skin. He was also a founder of the former Aristedes de Sousa Mendes Society.

Devoted father of Andrea Rubin of San Francisco, CA, and Daniel Rubin of North Kingstown.  Dear brother of Avis Rubin Goldstein and her late husband, Harold, of Hingham, MA and the late Lawrence Rubin. Graveside services will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. in Mt. Nebo Cemetery, 19 Glebe St., Taunton, MA.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to RI Jewish Historical Society, 130 Sessions St., Providence, RI 02906.  Shiva will be private.