2020
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
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The Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases and Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans are partnering with several local Jewish organizations to bring a preconception genetic screening event to the Uptown Jewish Community Center. The Feb. 6 event will be from […]
January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020
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A convergence of the Holocaust and the American civil rights movement will be chronicled with the debut of “Dreams of Hope,” a documentary about an historic concert at Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, available to public television stations nationwide in February, for Black History Month. […]
January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020
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Sheila Katz The Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women will welcome Sheila Katz, NCJW’s national chief executive officer, as the keynote speaker at its Jan. 23 meeting. Katz and Rabbi Yonah Schiller, executive director of Tulane Hillel, will speak on […]
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
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An email spoofing scam has hit several congregations in the region, where the rabbi supposedly sends out an email requesting gift cards or looking for personal information. Over the weekend, rabbis in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Montgomery reported having spoofed emails, and today two New Orleans […]
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
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After 11 years of transforming Tulane Hillel into one of the most innovative Hillels nationally, Rabbi Yonah Schiller will be stepping down as executive director this summer. Schiller will become the chief research and development officer for the Jim Joseph Foundation, a San Francisco-based group […]
January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020
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“Judaism’s Gifts to the World” will be explored in the latest Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course, which will be offered by Chabads in Baton Rouge, Birmingham and the New Orleans area. Rabbi Mendel Rivkin from Chabad of Louisiana said the course’s topic was selected “long […]
January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
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Caroline Samuels Four “success stories” of the New Orleans-based Jewish Children’s Regional Service will be featured at the Jewish Roots of Rhythm and Blues gala — as the performers. One of the largest Jewish events in New Orleans each year, the gala attracts attendees from throughout […]
January 9, 2020
January 9, 2020
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Israel Bonds will have two events in Louisiana this month, including the first such event in many years in Baton Rouge. Benjamin Anthony, founder of Our Soldiers Speak, will present “The Battle for the Jewish Future: Europe, America and Israel” in both communities. In Baton […]
January 9, 2020
January 9, 2020
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Federation CEO Arnie Fielkow briefs local media on the new centers on Jan. 8, as ADL Regional Director Aaron Ahlquist looks on The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans announced two new landmark programs, with the establishment of new centers to promote multicultural affairs and […]