Larry Brook
June 20, 2021
Unveiling the Louis Armstrong plaque in Vilkija. Photos courtesy Kaunas Region Municipality The story of the Karnofsky family in New Orleans and their early support of legendary jazz singer Louis Armstrong is now being celebrated in Lithuania. On May 22, the municipality of Vilkija dedicated […]
June 18, 2021
Holly Mazer and her dad Myron Radwin By Richard Friedman Long-time well-known Birmingham Jewish community member Myron Radwin was in his room at Grandview Hospital recently recovering from surgery when something unexpected happened. Now at home and in a declining health situation, Myron and his […]
June 18, 2021
From top left clockwise: Danny Cohn, Rabbi Adam Wright, Dov Wilker, Ed Fields By Richard Friedman With hostility and hatred toward Jews intensifying across the country, the Birmingham Jewish Federation hosted a “Stand Up to Antisemitism” rally at Temple Emanu-El on June 16. According to […]
June 17, 2021
Passing the Gavel: Susan Hess is succeeded by Gail Pesses Though this past year has been nowhere near normal, Susan Hess, outgoing president of the National Council of Jewish Women’s Greater New Orleans Section, said that they had such strong momentum that they were able […]
June 17, 2021
By Javacia Harris Bowser For The Birmingham Times When you think of the Birmingham Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, certain names immediately come to mind: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, to name a […]
June 17, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that adds funding for Jewish causes and supports Hatzalah emergency-service workers, June 17. Source: Twitter/Hatzalah of South Florida. By Faygie Holt (JNS) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited a synagogue in South Florida on June 14 to sign legislation […]
June 13, 2021
By Jerry Gordon Something new and frightening happened in the U.S. during the recent 11-day rocket and missile war between Israel and U.S.-designated Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza that ended in a tentative cease fire on May 21. It was the outbreak of violent […]
June 11, 2021
Lindsay Friedmann The Anti-Defamation League’s South Central office in New Orleans announced that Aaron Ahlquist is becoming the director of community engagement for the Southern division, while Lindsay Friedmann is taking his former role as regional director. Melissa Licali, the South Central education director, will […]
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