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The federal courthouse in Austin is the court location of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. Credit: Billy Hathorn via Wikipedia. by Andrew Bernard (JNS) — A federal court in Texas signaled on Oct. 29 that it intends […]

A billboard war between Palestinian groups and pro-Israel advocates in Birmingham received a surprise entrant on Oct. 7. In May, a billboard by the “Young Palestinians of Birmingham” appeared off Interstate 65 near downtown, displaying a Palestinian flag with the words “Stand with humanity, stand […]

Three years after opening its doors in New Orleans, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will cut the ribbon on its first major expansion, on Nov. 7. The Southern Jewish Family Research Center will be located on the museum’s third floor. The 2,500 square […]

Two decades ago, Walda and Sydney Besthoff gave a gift to the people of New Orleans. This year, the New Orleans Museum of Art — itself the result of a Jewish gift, by Isaac Delgado in 1910 — is celebrating the gift that became the […]

As Rosh Hashanah approached, Rabbi Sarah Smiley reflected on what would be her third High Holidays with the Unified Jewish Congregation of Baton Rouge, ushering in a sense of permanence after two years of moving around. The congregation, which reunited two years ago after separate […]

A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-211 aircraft approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Atlanta on June 28, 2024 in San Diego. Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images. Delta Airlines announced the suspension of flights between Tel Aviv and New York City through March 31, […]

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons Commons. by David Isaac (JNS) — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) expressed concerns that $1 billion in U.S. assistance fell into the hands of […]

As Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, Alon Penzel was a political science student at Haifa University. The grandson of a Holocaust survivor, he went to social media to defend Israel from the inevitable waves of hate. “Already on Oct 7, I immediately foresaw the […]

By Barbara Kaplinsky Last year, only about 36 percent of registered voters cast ballots in October’s primary election, marking the lowest turnout in a Louisiana gubernatorial primary since 2011. The general election in November saw an even lower turnout, when only 23 percent of registered […]