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June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
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Three new exhibitions focusing on Jewish artists who have contributed to the culture of the United States and the world are traveling the country, including stops in the Deep South starting this coming month. The three exhibits were developed by Nextbook, a non-profit organization dedicated […]
June 20, 2011
June 20, 2011
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A rising 11th-grade camper from Davie, Fla., was killed in an accident on the Ocoee River in eastern Tennessee yesterday as his group was white-water rafting. Andrew Silvershein was one of seven Ramah Darom campers on the raft when it overturned in the rapids. The […]
June 18, 2011
June 18, 2011
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Four New Orleans chefs will travel to Israel later this month as part of a week-long cultural exchange between Partnership 2000 sister cities New Orleans and Rosh Ha’ayin, located near Tel Aviv. Spearheaded by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and the Jewish Agency […]
June 14, 2011
June 14, 2011
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In May, the sister city relationship between Rosh Ha’Ayin and Birmingham centered on music once again as a small delegation went to the Israeli city’s music festival. Scotty Colson, who directs Birmingham’s Sister Cities Commission, noted that Rosh Ha’Ayin Mayor Moshe Sinai is positioning the […]
June 7, 2011
June 7, 2011
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The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life kicks off the ninth year of its religious school curriculum program with the annual “Go and Teach” workshop for Jewish religious school teachers, June 26 to 28 at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson. Last year, the Institute’s education […]
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
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In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, Beth Israel in Jackson will have programs on that theme this month as part of its 150th anniversary celebration. The congregation became a focal point in the 1961 Freedom Rides, as a group of blacks […]
May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
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Members of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Alabama are about to become experts in women’s clothing. Alabama ZBT alumnus David Aresty has arranged for a donation of a trailer filled with thousands of items of new women’s clothing from the Alfred Dunner […]
May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
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Plans are moving forward on initiatives to help the long-term Alabama recovery from the April 27 tornadoes, with two Birmingham synagogues announcing major national initiatives. Starting on May 16, Knesseth Israel Congregation will be partnering with two national agencies to become a center for Jewish […]
May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
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Aly Goldfarb of Birmingham, who moved to Israel earlier this year to train at the Oren Hasharon professional track club in Israel, was invited to join Israel’s national track team. A recent graduate of Birmingham-Southern, Goldfarb was selected by the club for her overall track […]