2020
June 9, 2020
By Robert Ascherman Growing up Jewish in the suburbs of Birmingham led me to become a community and labor organizer in New Orleans. At the same time, it led to many of my reactionary hold backs. Despite spending 18 years of my life in suburban […]
June 9, 2020
Beth Israel in Metairie While the Jewish Community Centers in New Orleans and Birmingham have reopened with a range of new procedures and restrictions, most synagogues haven’t followed suit. What will a synagogue reopening look like? A couple of congregations in the region have taken […]
June 8, 2020
As Tropical Storm Cristobal brought tropical wind and rain to New Orleans, an ill wind of a different kind hit New Orleans with the discovery of swastikas and other graffiti painted on the street outside the Joseph Street Cemetery. Established in 1850, the Joseph Street […]
June 5, 2020
Ron Gubitz has been named the new executive director of Tulane Hillel, effective June 29. A life-long educator, Gubitz has been in New Orleans since 2010. He graduated from Indiana University, then earned Master’s degrees at Lindenwood University and the Relay Graduate School of Education. […]
June 5, 2020
On May 31, Beth Israel in Gulfport voted to bring on its first resident rabbi — but in a step that is highly unusual for a Conservative congregation, the new rabbi is from Chabad. In a 19-11 vote, the congregation brought on Rabbi Akiva and […]
June 4, 2020
Though a reclassification ended the championship run of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Jewish community institutions once again had a successful GiveNOLA Day on June 2, with 15 institutions raising over $236,000. GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour online fundraiser, coordinated by the Greater […]
May 28, 2020
Checking temperatures at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center After being closed since mid-March, the two locations of the New Orleans Jewish Community Center opened on May 26, while Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community Center opens its doors on June 1. For members visiting either institution, […]
May 27, 2020
With social distancing guidelines turning the world upside down for nonprofits that rely on large galas or other events for their fundraising, GiveNOLA Day has taken on added importance. Many Jewish organizations in the New Orleans area will be among the more than 700 non-profit […]
May 15, 2020
Cleaning at the Uptown JCC in New OrleansWhile states in the region are slowly starting to reopen, with restaurants able to serve with limited capacity, and other types of businesses allowed to open with appropriate distancing and sanitary procedures, Jewish institutions aren’t rushing to throw […]