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Before there was a Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, a Southern Jewish Historical Society or a Goldring/Woldenberg Institute for Southern Jewish Life, there was Eli Evans. A remembrance of Evans in the SJHS newsletter states that “his 1973 memoir, ‘The Provincials: A Personal History […]

By Richard Friedman Mindy Cohen had just returned from Israel. It was a bittersweet trip for the Birmingham woman who was joyful at being back in the country after 17 years. Yet she also was burdened by an unimaginable tragedy few have ever encountered. The […]

By Lee J. Green Red Mountain Theatre is raising the bar on “Bar Mitzvah in Birmingham.” The creative work returns to Birmingham with a retooled script, additional songs and fresh insight as part of the 5th Annual Human Rights New Works Festival, Sept. 22 to […]

Florina Newcomb and Amanda Loflin By Richard Friedman Having watched the new film “Image of Victory,” the true story of one of the most gripping battles of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, I can’t get the movie out of my mind as I reflect on […]

Jeff Brown and Jimmy Stewart By Richard Friedman When Jeff Brown approached Israel’s Western Wall a while back, to deposit a prayer note into its ancient crevices, this Lutheran Midwesterner never could have imagined that one day he would wind up working for the Jewish […]

By Richard Friedman Mark Pinsky is a guy who’s chosen a path rarely taken. He’s merged his fascination with brutal crimes with his considerable investigative journalism skills, infusing it all with a lifelong love for Judaism and Israel as he’s lived a life of adventure […]

Swin Cash and Will Snowden The South Central region of the Anti-Defamation League is holding its second “annual” In Concert Against Hate, Sept. 29 at the New Orleans Jazz Market. After the first concert, there was a two-year hiatus due to Covid. The event will […]

In the Sculpture Garden (SJL file) Susan Taylor, the director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, said benefactor Sydney Besthoff III envisioned the museum’s sculpture garden as “a joyful place.” That will certainly be the case on Sept. 23, as the museum holds its […]