2018

Tina Antolini and Alon Shaya, March 14 at the Uptown Jewish Community Center in New Orleans When Alon Shaya began to develop his first cookbook, he ran into a problem. How do you build a conventional cookbook with “gnocchi, kugel, pita and jambalaya?” Each of […]

When it comes to early Jewish movie stars, the name Broncho Billy Anderson isn’t usually a name that comes to mind. That is fixin’ to change, with a celebration this month in Arkansas of the first cowboy-western movie star’s life and work. The event will […]

by Lee J. Green All the world is truly a stage when art and expression is not contained to just the theatre setting. The goal of the inaugural Red Mountain Theatre Company Human Rights New Works Festival is not just to entertain attendees, but to […]

Recently, the register at Stein’s Deli in New Orleans has been sporting an Elaine Luria for Congress sticker. Luria, a Birmingham native who also has family in New Orleans, including cousin Dan Stein, isn’t running for Congress in Alabama or Louisiana — she’s running in […]

Los Angeles’ Distant Cousins will perform on March 17 at LimmudFest New Orleans Even those not attending Limmud can enjoy the Saturday evening programming, which features a concert, film screening and dance party. After Limmud registrants have a musical Havdalah at 8 p.m. on March […]

New Orleans’ Big Tent of Jewish learning, LimmudFest, will have hundreds of attendees sampling about 100 presentations along 10 learning tracks the weekend of March 16. Several national and international presenters will be in town, joining a wide range of local experts that includes a […]

Conexx: America Israel Business Connector in Atlanta will kick off regional celebrations of Israel’s birthday by presenting seven awards at its 17th annual gala, March 22 at the Atlanta History Center, along with displaying two major exhibits. The Birmingham Jewish Federation, which has been a […]

Dave Miller with LAB students in 2017 A major part of Jewish involvement is working to better the overall community, and the Jackson-based Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life is working on developing initiatives that can be replicated around the region. This month, the Institute’s […]

Anne Levy The National World War II Museum in New Orleans will spotlight two Women of Courage at a March 21 program. Anne Levy and Nicole Spangenberg will recount their early years in Europe during World War II. Program co-chair Karen Sher said “History will […]