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GiveNOLA Day, a 24-hour online fundraiser coordinated by the Greater New Orleans Foundation for non-profits in the greater New Orleans area, returns on May 7, with 16 local Jewish agencies participating. The 17 participating organizations in the Jewish community last year raised around $332,600, down […]

Anti-Israel rally in Birmingham on Nov. 19. SJL file. To the surprise of nobody, the Anti-Defamation League’s 2023 audit of antisemitic incidents shattered all previous records. The audit, released on April 16, counted 8,873 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism, up 140 percent over the […]

The memorials at the Nova Music Festival site It is one thing to read about it on the news. Seeing what happened, where it happened, is something completely different. From March 19 to 21, a diverse group from the New Orleans area Jewish community visited […]

The National World War II Museum and the New Orleans Jewish Community Center will present “An Evening of Reflection,” the community Yom HaShoah program, on May 6 at 5:30 p.m. The program will include a theatrical performance of “The Children of Willesden Lane,” featuring Mona […]

By Lee J. Green Alexandra Kinsley’s journey from Tampa to her first national Broadway tour with the musical “Pretty Woman” has been a beautiful one, filled with family support and a love of dance. Kinsley wasn’t born yet when the iconic “Pretty Woman” movie starring […]

Texas and Israeli companies and the Texas Association of Business, the state’s chamber of commerce, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in April 2024. Credit: Texas Association of Business. The Texas Association of Business, the Texas Venture Alliance and StartUp Nation Central signed a Memorandum […]

Kenny Rubenstein One of the oldest continuously-operating menswear stores in America, Rubensteins in New Orleans is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a legacy of trying new things and adapting to the times. At the 100-year mark, trying new things includes a completely different […]

Esther Panitch, a state representative, in the Georgia House of Representatives chamber in the state Capitol in Atlanta, on Jan. 25, 2024. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives. By Menachem Wecker (JNS) — Esther Panitch was inspired when Renee Evans, of the World Jewish Congress, bought […]

Screenshot. By Jasmine Moore It was not your typical Friday night service at Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El. There, standing tall and proud, in front of the Jewish congregation on March 15, was the acclaimed choir from HBCU Miles College filling the beautiful sanctuary with their sounds, […]