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Congregation Ah-Goodies Ah-Chem in West Blocton may have closed 80 years ago, but it will continue to have a legacy of Jewish learning. The lot where the synagogue once stood and where an historic marker was dedicated in 1997 has been sold and the proceeds […]

Around the South: Week of July 17, 2015 Three flags: Camp Darom, the Orthodox camp coordinated by Baron Hirsch in Memphis, settles in at its new home near Blountsville, Ala. Rabbi Jonathan Miller of Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El wrote this piece for al.com on why the Iran deal is […]

Longtime University of South Alabama philanthropists Fanny and Bert Meisler of Mobile announced a gift to establish an endowment to enhance Jewish Studies at USA. The Fanny and Bert Meisler Endowed Professorship in Jewish Studies will expand and deepen the university’s relationship with Mobile’s Jewish […]

Above: Facing dwindling numbers and not having had any events in over a year, members of Mount Sinai Congregation in Texarkana officially shut the doors and listed the property for sale. Around the South: Week of July 9, 2015 A Jewish community Day of Service will […]

The inaugural U.S.-Israel Energy Summit was held in New Orleans to highlight the benefits of partnership between Israel and the United States in energy research and development. Held at Tulane, the two-day summit starting Aug. 25 brought together 11 academic institutions for discussions on how […]

STATEMENT FROM THE BIRMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERATION It is with profound grief and great sadness that we mourn the murders of the three young Israelis  Naftali Fraenkel, 16, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, who were kidnapped on Thursday, June 12. Since their abduction, our Birmingham […]

A message from Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Executive Director, Michael Weil The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans was devastated to learn that the bodies of the three missing Israeli teenagers—Naphtali Fraenkel 16, Gilad Shaar, 16 and Eyal Yifrach, 19—were  found today in […]

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For the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, it was a case of going from the old to the new. On June 16, the camp dedicated a new handcrafted ark, Torah stand and reading table, all made by Bob Cohan of Tallahassee. Cohan retired from the medical […]