This Just In: One survived the Nazis, the other helped defeat them. 2 local men, linked in life and death

Also, making sure Public Street stays -- public. [providencejournal.com]( This Just In Wednesday, July 28 [Documents saved by Henry Herz from his time in Germany with his parents, later in Bolivia with them, and finally a letter from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service welcoming him to America in 1950.]( [One survived the Nazis, the other helped defeat them. 2 local men,...]( Also, making sure Public Street stays -- public. Good afternoon and welcome to This Just In. I'm Mike McDermott, managing editor of The Providence Journal. There's a lot going on this week, and a lot of it is stressful, so sometimes perspective can come from thinking about people who made it through much more stressful times. They were two local men who never met, and yet their life stories featured an intriguing symmetry. And by coincidence, those life stories came to an end on the same day, Saturday, when Henry Herz and Raymond Renola both died. Herz, who lived in Swansea, was a survivor of Nazi terror in Europe, whose family's business was vandalized during Kristallnacht. When the world did nothing in response to Hitler's atrocities, it eventually led to war, and Renola, born and raised in Providence, was among those who helped put an end to it. Mark Patinkin met both of these remarkable men [and pays tribute to both]( in his latest column. It's called Public Street, but until recently a fence prevented people from walking to the end of the street, where it reaches the Providence River. [Now it is permanently protected as a public access point]( to the waterfront, one of the few such places in the industrial Providence port area. It's not much to look at yet, but advocates hope it's a start. A day after the Centers for Disease Control changed its guidance to recommend universal indoor mask-wearing in most of the country, Gov. Dan McKee [strongly endorsed it in K-12 schools]( in Rhode Island, while not recommending it anywhere else. Rhode Island's most recent coronavirus data report showed a situation that continues to deteriorate, with 152 additional cases to go along with 5,777 negative tests, for a 2.6% negative rate. Although there were no new deaths, the number of COVID-positive patients in Rhode Island hospitals was up to 29 at last count, on Monday, from 24 reported yesterday, with six in intensive care, up from three reported yesterday. The towns [with the most new cases per capita]( over the last seven days: New Shoreham, East Greenwich, Exeter, Barrington and Jamestown. Here's what two of Rhode Island's most well-known doctors [had to say]( about the latest CDC guidance. The Providence Public Library has gone through a lot of change recently, and [now it's adding a restaurant](. The Culinary Hub of Providence, CHOP, which is scheduled to open in the fall, will also serve as a training kitchen for low-income residents looking to break into restaurant work. The DEM wants you to [protect the birds by not feeding them](. Citing a disease that has been killing songbirds in the mid-Atlantic (although not here, yet), the agency is asking people to remove bird feeders and bird baths that encourage birds to congregate and possibly spread the disease. A big This Just In shout-out to Katie Carvalho of Tiverton, whose lemonade-stand fundraiser [has brought in more than $2,000 for cancer research]( The Patriots have opened training camp, which means that [activities resembling football]( are taking place inside Gillette Stadium and – for the first time in more than a year – regular people are actually there to see it. Finally, mark your calendars: tickets to see "Hamilton" at PPAC [go on sale next Thursday]( Have a great night. And remember, if you enjoy This Just In, please [encourage a friend to sign up]( [Discover more with our newsletters: Get the latest headlines, things to do and more in your inbox. Sign up here.]( [click here]( Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback]( © 2021 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902