2014

Newly-announced Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl made a name for himself in the sports world with his years of success at Tennessee. He also made a name for himself as an active part of the Knoxville Jewish community and beyond, coaching the U.S. […]

“Helene Berr, A Stolen Life” will be displayed at Spring Hill College in Mobile from March 28 to Aug. 10, at the Marnie and John Burke Memorial Library. Berr is regarded as “the French Anne Frank.” This exhibition is based on the journal written by […]

Israel Major General Eyal Ben-Reuven spoke at The Rock Worship Center in Huntsville in late January A new organization plans to build on the legacy of Alabama’s pro-Israel passion, kicking off with a statewide Alabama Celebrates Israel gathering in Huntsville on March 25. The event […]

A coalition of student pro-Israel groups in Louisiana is putting on Declare Your Freedom 2.0, the second annual student-run pro-Israel festival. Chloe Valdary of the University of New Orleans and Maor Shapira of Tulane University are teaming up for the March 30 event, which will […]

There’s a wide range of Purim activities scheduled for the next couple of weeks in the region. In some areas, Purim is during Spring Break so the celebrations are shifted by a week. Auburn’s Beth Shalom will have a British Invasion with “A Beatles Purim” […]

After a successful two year inaugural run in Las Vegas, Michael Weil, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, had a simple question for organizers of Tribefest: “Why not go to a real party town?” TribeFest, the re-imagining of the Jewish Federations […]

If it’s mid-March, it’s time for many congregations in the region to crank out the corned beef for fundraisers. Perhaps the proximity to St. Patrick’s Day is just a coincidence? This year’s Jewish food festival season kicked off on Jan. 19 at Gemiluth Chassodim in […]

This year’s Campaign Celebration for the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans provides a taste of the community’s partnership with Israel’s “music city,” Rosh Ha’Ayin. The March 13 event will be at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, where there will be a wine […]

This year, Israel will be the featured country for a Mardi Gras celebration in Alexandria, La. The annual Children’s Mardi Gras parade will roll through downtown on March 1 starting at 10 a.m. Zina Ford, who chairs the international program for the parade, said “for […]