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Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Credit: Warren LeMay/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation against the Fulton County School District in Atlanta following complaints of antisemitism against students, filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center […]

By Lee J. Green Associate Company Manager Elle Aghabala feels the revolutionary spirit, love and sacrifice radiating through the classic “Les Miserables,” coming to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex from March 25 to 30. The Jewish native of Iran came to the U.S. when she was […]

U.S. voter at a ballot box. Credit: Yamu_Jay/Pixabay. By Mike Wagenheim and SJL reporting (JNS) — Voting is underway stateside for the so-called “parliament of the Jewish people.” The election for the 39th World Zionist Congress, which opened on March 10, will last until May […]

Jagger Harvey (left) and Amit Kochavi talk about a partnership between Clemson University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir College designed to tackle agricultural and food production challenges in South Carolina, Israel and across the globe. Photo courtesy Clemson University. Clemson University in South […]

Honorees Andy Kopplin, Ruth Kullman, David Ronnel and Missy Hopson On April 2, the ADL’s South Central region will host its annual Concert Against Hate, with the presentation of its A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty and Barney Mintz Community Impact awards. At 6 p.m. there […]

The Arkansas Capitol, as seen during the Chabad of Arkansas Menorah Parade, Dec. 31, 2016. SJL file. On March 13, the Arkansas state Senate approved legislation prohibiting antisemitic discrimination in the state’s public K-12 schools and colleges. Sponsored by Republican state senators Matt Stone and […]

The Mobile Arts Council announced that the Mobile Jewish Film Festival will be honored at this year’s Arty Awards. The Arty ceremony will be on April 9 at 6 p.m., at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. According to the council, the Artys, now in their […]

The Florida House of Representatives in Tallahassee, March 2012. Credit: Florida House of Representatives via Wikimedia Commons. By David Isaac (JNS) — Florida, which has taken a leadership role nationwide in combating the boycott-Israel movement and actions against the Jewish state, took another step in […]

MK Ohad Tal (Religious Zionism Party) poses for a picture a day before the opening session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Nov. 14, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. By Akiva Van Koninsgveld (JNS) — Ohad Tal, a member of the Religious Zionism […]