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April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Last month, a delegation of 16 students from Bridges: Muslim Jewish Interfaith Dialogue at New York University traveled to Birmingham, to work together in recovery efforts and to further their dialogue. Their trip was their service initiative as part of President Barack Obama’s Interfaith and […]
April 19, 2012
April 19, 2012
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When the Bill Peetluk Memorial Softball Invitational began a decade ago, it was a contest among Birmingham’s Men’s Clubs and the Mesch AZA youth group. In recent years additional groups have been added, and this year, the championship trophy is leaving Birmingham. The Zeta Beta […]
April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
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In 1997, Joy Blondheim, a member of Montgomery’s Jewish community, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy with reconstruction, eight months of chemotherapy, “the best friends, the best family, the best husband — and the best medical insurance,” she said. […]
April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
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For years, John Boutte was regarded as one of New Orleans’ best-kept secrets. Last year, music legend Irma Thomas was the featured performer at Touro Synagogue’s annual JazzFest Shabbat, while that very week at the Big Easy Awards, Boutte was being honored as the city’s […]
April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
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Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan addressed a packed house at the Elmore Gym at Alabama A&M University tonight, concentrating on the topic “The True Meaning of Education,” but also acknowledging the controversy over his appearance and sprinkling in numerous comments and references to […]
April 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
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Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, will appear at Alabama A&M University on April 10, invited by the campus’ poetry club and student Democrats. Farrakhan has a long history of anti-Jewish and anti-white comments, as well as hostility to the gay community. […]
April 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
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By Larry Brook, editor On April 10, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will appear at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, a visit that has garnered a great deal of advance controversy. It is well known that Farrakhan uses the rhetoric of race-baiting and has […]
April 1, 2012
April 1, 2012
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Numerous events are planned in the region to commemorate the Holocaust, beginning with a city-wide initiative in Montgomery in early April. Golabek event in Montgomery April 3 On April 3, Agudath Israel-Etz Ahayem, Temple Beth Or, the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama, Southern Poverty Law […]
March 22, 2012
March 22, 2012
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In May, over 600 Jewish professionals and volunteer leaders from across North America will converge on New Orleans for the Jewish Community Centers of North America Biennial. The May 6 to 9 conference will be at the Hilton Riverside downtown, right as the New Orleans […]