December 1, 2020

“Horrible tension” for Georgia Jews as divisive election continues with Senate runoffs

By Richard Friedman Jewish hearts are heavy in Georgia, where the Jewish community is deeply polarized as two crucially-important U.S. Senate races approach. That is the picture that emerges from interviews and surveys with community leaders and rank and file members of Georgia’s Jewish electorate, […]
November 27, 2020

Israel’s Southeast Consul General Heard the ‘Family Business’ calling

By Richard Friedman Anat Sultan-Dadon, like many second-generation offspring of those who have been successful, went into the family business. Growing up, it was a natural fit and, looking back, now that she has entered a new phase of her career, an excellent decision. Only the […]
November 25, 2020

We were slaves in Egypt… and Alabama: Rabbi honors relatives in Alabama pilgrimage

Juan McGruder Sr. and Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein sing “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” at McGruder Crossing in rural Alabama For most rabbis, the week before Rosh Hashanah is a time of polishing sermons and preparing logistics for the busiest time of the […]
November 20, 2020

Covid and Zeta shutter Casablanca kosher restaurant in Metairie

Andy Adelman at Casablanca (SJL file) Restaurant industry struggles during the coronavirus pandemic struck again with the announced closing of Casablanca in Metairie. According to owner Andy Adelman, who made the online announcement on Nov. 18, Hurricane Zeta provided the final blow. “These past nine […]
November 19, 2020

Federation’s Multicultural Center announces N.O. East health initiative

Ina Davis and Bradley Bain present a check to New Orleans East Hospital CEO Takeisha Davis and Chief Medical Officer Candace Robinson. On Nov. 17, the Goldring Family Foundation Center for Jewish-Multicultural Affairs at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans announced a groundbreaking partnership […]
November 19, 2020

Dubrinsky leaving Birmingham’s LJCC for Massachusetts position

Levite Jewish Community Center Executive Director Samantha Dubrinsky has announced her resignation, effective at the end of the year, to become CEO of the Jewish Community Center in Springfield, Mass. Dubrinsky, 31, was appointed LJCC executive director a year ago after serving 12 months as […]
November 18, 2020

Vox video on Mississippi Confederate flag injects anti-Israel imagery into debate

By Gidon Ben-Zvi (HonestReporting.com) — A new video on Vox’s popular YouTube channel, titled “The 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flag,” features a disturbing image that completely diverts attention away from the ongoing movement pursuing racial equality in the United States. The otherwise well-produced […]
November 17, 2020

“Anne and Emmett” meet in Memory to inspire change today

Student actors Allyn Hackman, left, and Cameron Mayers. (Photos by J. Hun-En Joswick) By Richard Friedman It was a trip Cameron Mayers had to make, driving 90 miles and 65 years back into history. Mayers, an 18-year-old Mississippi State University freshman, would play Emmett Till in […]
November 11, 2020

Shedding light on the Light

Self-described “local” paper has almost no local reporting, wild circulation numbers — but plenty of ads from politicians and others thinking they are reaching the local Jewish community Editor’s Note: This piece won the national Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting, […]