2005

A year ago, Birmingham’s Knesseth Israel held a groundbreaking for a new building at its current Montevallo Road location. On Dec. 12, the congregation voted instead to build a new facility on Overton Road. The three-to-one vote in favor of moving was presented to the […]

On Nov. 9, retired Israeli Brigadier General Dov Sedaka found himself in the role of comforting Jordanian officials in Birmingham following a terror attack in Amman. Then again, this is the story of the Middle East, where even the unusual can be affected by the […]

Fans of irreverence can rejoice — the Krewe du Jieux will march in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The Jieux is one of 17 sub-Krewes in the Krewe du Vieux, which holds one of the earliest parades each year. According to Joel Nitzkin, captain of […]

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans will host the first Jewish community meeting in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina on Nov. 21 at Shir Chadash at 7 p.m. At the meeting, there will be updates on the community’s Jewish agencies, rebuilding and reopening plans, […]

The New Orleans Jewish Day School has announced that it will not reopen in January, but will remain closed until August 2006. According to a letter distributed by the school, the delay is because of the “few numbers of students returning to the New Orleans […]

Financial relief grants of $700 per adult are being offered to Jewish individuals who have experienced financial distress following Hurricane Katrina. The money was provided to the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans by United Jewish Communities after the Federation made a grant request. According […]

The first public event of a year-long Birmingham initiative, “The Holocaust: Remembrance and Reflection,” will be Nov. 20 at 4 p.m., at the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Cantor Daniel Gale of Temple Beth-El will be joined by Oral Moses of Kennesaw State University for […]

Members and alumni of Young Judaea, the Zionist youth movement of Hadassah, are organizing a Caravan for Katrina that will bring four 24-foot trucks to communities around the eastern United States, with the ultimate destination being a United Way relief center in Jackson. Two trucks […]

Anne Rice isn’t your typical Shabbat evening speaker, and her latest book, “Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt” might not seem to be a normal discussion topic at a synagogue. That is, until one hears of Rice’s work in researching first-century Judaism to provide an […]