Archived News
March 3, 2023
(Left to right) President Michael A. Fitts and Stuart and Suzanne Grant honored the investiture of Tulane Professor Michael Cohen as the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Chair in the American Jewish Experience. Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano Michael R. Cohen was formally invested in the Stuart […]
February 28, 2023
By Richard Friedman and Keila Lawrence The Birmingham Times, a historic newspaper serving Birmingham’s Black community; Southern Jewish Life magazine and its sister publication, Israel InSight magazine, and Miles College, an HBCU in Fairfield, have come together to create a joint journalism internship for a […]
February 22, 2023
Image of a man in North Carolina wanted for waving a flag with a swastika on it outside of the Temple of the High Country. Credit: Town of Boone Police Department. (JNS) — Police in Boone, N.C., have released images of a man they allege […]
February 15, 2023
Diana Mann with her daughter Amelia, appx. 1996. When the gala committee for Jewish Children’s Regional Service was brainstorming ideas for this year’s fundraiser, nothing really excited the group — until someone suggested Jewish sleep-away camp. Most of the organizers had been to camp themselves, […]
February 14, 2023
Eight of the ten founders of the new AEPi chapter at Tulane University, which has already grown to nearly 30 members. Pictured (from left to right): Ryan Orlov, Max Rosenberg, Simon Miller, Charlie Eckstein, Emmet Tanzar, Ben Gladstone, and Zach Sturza. Not pictured: Aaron Malamed […]
February 14, 2023
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.). Source: Twitter. (JNS) — The Pew Research Center reports that 33 Jewish lawmakers were sworn into the new 118th Congress. Newly-elected Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) stands out, having identified on the campaign trail both as Congress’ first “Messianic Jew” […]
February 13, 2023
Aweke Kobe Zena, Manager of the Anti-Racism Unit, Israel Ministry of Justice (center-left), alongside Consul General Sultan-Dadon (center-right), Deputy Consul General Alex Gandler (second from left), and members of Georgia’s House of Representatives. Part of the original dream of Israel’s founders was to have a […]
February 10, 2023
Ukrainian refugees. Credit: Avishag Yashuv/IFCJ. By Arnie D. Fielkow I have never been so proud of my country and my president, Joe Biden. I write these words after just returning from a whirlwind trip to central Europe in order to lead an initiative helping Ukrainian […]
February 9, 2023
By Kiara Dunlap The Black-Jewish Relationship: How do we bridge the gap? This question framed the discussion as African Americans and Jewish Americans came together on Jan. 24 for an impactful dialogue at the University of Alabama at Birmingham under the theme, “Shared Histories: A […]