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A native of the New Orleans Jewish community, Josh Levin is bringing a formative experience of his childhood to the national stage through Slate magazine’s “Slow Burn” podcast series — several episodes on the rise and fall of David Duke. Now the national editor of […]

Sharon Malone and Don Siegal at the 2014 March on Washington Film Festival By Brian Siegal Our society is undergoing a re-examination of our attitudes and actions related to race and discrimination following the brutal killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on […]

After two years of a community-wide conversation on issues of security, the New Orleans Jewish community is poised to embark on a relatively new national program. After promoting coordination and making advances in numerous areas, the security committee convened by the Jewish Federation of Greater […]

While many New Orleans Black leaders were appreciative of the opportunity to speak with the New Orleans Jewish community about concrete steps that can be taken to combat systemic racism, it came with a desire to see things move past the talking stage, and an […]

The National Council of Jewish Women celebrated the United States Supreme Court June 29 ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a Louisiana law that was aimed at further restricting abortion in the state. In a 5-4 ruling, the court ruled that the law was virtually […]

Statue of King Louis IX in St. Louis Combined reporting of Larry Brook, Southern Jewish Life, and Eric Berger, St. Louis Jewish Light As Confederate monuments, statues of Christopher Columbus and other flawed historical figures tumble across the country, a Jewish-Muslim coalition in St. Louis […]

As the July 1 date approaches where Israel will begin considering extending sovereignty to Israeli towns in the territories, dueling letters have been circulated on Capitol Hill declaring whether or not U.S. Congressional representatives think it is a good idea. While the Democrats circulated a […]

On June 13, vandals attached a sheet containing antisemitic and white supremacist messages on the Memorial Walls at the Holocaust memorial in Nashville. The sheet, which was taped to the granite memorials at some point during the afternoon, read “Kikes Lie, Whites Die,” and referenced […]

Every June, representatives from congregations in 13 states convene in Jackson for the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life’s annual education conference. Due to coronavirus, not this year. Instead, the conference, which is a requirement for the synagogues that use the ISJL’s standardized curriculum, will […]