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By Judith Michaelson The time of reckoning had come. After two days of heated debate last Thursday and Friday over no longer investing in or “divestment” from companies doing business with Israel, the Presbyterian Church (USA) set the stage this week for this crucial vote […]

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly will consider its Middle East resolutions at a general business session during the afternoon of June 21. The session is scheduled to run from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The overall conference is scheduled to […]

About 300 attended an August 14 rally at the Wright Center at Samford University in Birmingham, showing their support for Israel in its fight against Hezbollah. Among those in attendance were representatives of the local Lebanese Christian community. Richard Friedman, executive director of the Birmingham […]

On Aug. 11, Alabama Governor Bob Riley proclaimed Aug. 14 to be “Stand With Israel Day” in Alabama. That night at 7 p.m., there will be a rally at the Wright Center at Samford University, co-sponsored by the Birmingham Jewish Federation, International Fellowship of Christians […]

Margaret Anne Goldsmith will be honored by the National Conference of Community and Justice at its North Alabama Brotherhood and Sisterhood Awards Dinner on August 10. Also being honored are Helen McAlpine, president of J.F. Drake Technical College; Frank Franz, president of the University of […]

A former president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee will speak at a Mobile event, while the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will address an Israel rally in Birmingham. On Aug. 4, the Mobile Jewish community will come together at Ahavas Chesed […]

In response to the current situation in the Middle East, the Birmingham Jewish Federation is launching an emergency campaign in support of Israel. Federation Executive Director Richard Friedman, who is in Israel with a United Jewish Communities Campaign Chairs and Directors Mission, consulted with Federation […]

By Michael Reagan DSJV Columnist Editor’s Note: Michael Reagan grew up in Birmingham, and made aliyah a couple of years ago. This is the latest in a series of columns about his transition to life in Israel, from the beginning of the current situation last […]

While the May interfaith mission to Prague and Israel from Birmingham may have been the last program in a series of Holocaust education events, the tone at the group’s reunion on June 19 was anything but somber. Most of the participants in the mission gathered […]