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For those of you wondering about the pictures on our October issue cover, here is where they are, from left to right, top to bottom: Goldberg’s in Greenwood, Miss. Cohen’s in Lexington, Miss. The street marker in front of the defunct Henry Kline Memorial Congregation […]

The dedication of the new Bloom Hillel Center at the University of Alabama will be completed in November with the return of Hillel’s recently-restored Torah. The building was dedicated in April after a four-year planning and construction process. The previous Hillel was located on a […]

Sukkot is a holiday about temporary dwellings — and that gave musician Dan Nichols an idea, which has transformed into the Road to Eden concert tour of the South for Nichols and his band, e18ghteen. They will be traveling through the region in an RV […]

The Anti-Defamation League and the Alabama Holocaust Commission will present four teacher education seminars across the state, and are teaming with Temple Emanu-El to do a community program in Birmingham on Oct. 26. “What Our Students Should Must Learn About the Holocaust” will be at […]

It may be time for the High Holy Days, but in New Orleans thoughts are already turning to Chanukah. On Oct. 16, the Jewish Children’s Regional Service will hold its annual Chanukah Gift Wrap-a-thon, relying on volunteers of all ages to help wrap thousands of […]

An Israeli company that converts biomass to biofuels is establishing its U.S. headquarters in Mississippi, and plans to invest up to $1 billion to establish several operations across the state. On Sept. 2, the Mississippi Legislature met during a special session and passed a $100 […]

By Lee J. Green A high five goes out to SEC football for winning an unprecedented five straight national championships. But SEC Commissioner Mike Slive didn’t focus on pats on the back for the conference at SEC Media Days in Birmingham. Instead, he spoke of […]

Arnie Fielkow, who in 12 years in New Orleans became a fixture in the Jewish and general communities, submitted his resignation from the New Orleans City Council today to take a position as the chief executive officer of the National Basketball Retired Players Association. In […]

Wednesday at 8 p.m. (Central), the Jackson-based Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life will be featured on “You Don’t Know Dixie,” which will premiere on the History Channel. “You Don’t Know Dixie” shows the “hidden and surprising truths about how the South shaped America.” The […]