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Plantation Films will have the Facebook Live debut of two of its made-in-Alabama films, “Riding with the Rabbi” and “Oy to the World” this month. The films are part of a Rabbi Trilogy that will eventually include “The Sukkah.” Directed by Yvette Hochberg, the films […]

To Our African-American Brothers and Sisters in Greater New Orleans, Our shared history holds within it moments of powerful partnership between our communities, and it also holds moments of estrangement and points of pain. In full awareness of that complicated history, and for those members […]

With the removal of the Confederate memorial that had stood in Birmingham’s Linn Park since 1905, some have turned their attention to an issue that has come up repeatedly over the years — the existence of swastikas as part of the decoration in the Jefferson […]

By Robert Ascherman Growing up Jewish in the suburbs of Birmingham led me to become a community and labor organizer in New Orleans. At the same time, it led to many of my reactionary hold backs. Despite spending 18 years of my life in suburban […]

Beth Israel in Metairie While the Jewish Community Centers in New Orleans and Birmingham have reopened with a range of new procedures and restrictions, most synagogues haven’t followed suit. What will a synagogue reopening look like? A couple of congregations in the region have taken […]

As Tropical Storm Cristobal brought tropical wind and rain to New Orleans, an ill wind of a different kind hit New Orleans with the discovery of swastikas and other graffiti painted on the street outside the Joseph Street Cemetery. Established in 1850, the Joseph Street […]

Ron Gubitz has been named the new executive director of Tulane Hillel, effective June 29. A life-long educator, Gubitz has been in New Orleans since 2010. He graduated from Indiana University, then earned Master’s degrees at Lindenwood University and the Relay Graduate School of Education. […]

On May 31, Beth Israel in Gulfport voted to bring on its first resident rabbi — but in a step that is highly unusual for a Conservative congregation, the new rabbi is from Chabad. In a 19-11 vote, the congregation brought on Rabbi Akiva and […]

Though a reclassification ended the championship run of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Jewish community institutions once again had a successful GiveNOLA Day on June 2, with 15 institutions raising over $236,000. GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour online fundraiser, coordinated by the Greater […]