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May 28, 2020
Checking temperatures at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center After being closed since mid-March, the two locations of the New Orleans Jewish Community Center opened on May 26, while Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community Center opens its doors on June 1. For members visiting either institution, […]
May 27, 2020
With social distancing guidelines turning the world upside down for nonprofits that rely on large galas or other events for their fundraising, GiveNOLA Day has taken on added importance. Many Jewish organizations in the New Orleans area will be among the more than 700 non-profit […]
May 15, 2020
Cleaning at the Uptown JCC in New OrleansWhile states in the region are slowly starting to reopen, with restaurants able to serve with limited capacity, and other types of businesses allowed to open with appropriate distancing and sanitary procedures, Jewish institutions aren’t rushing to throw […]
May 15, 2020
Louisiana State Rep. Dodie Horton is pushing back against media reports that claim she compared the state’s stay-at-home restrictions due to COVID-19 to living under Nazi Germany, saying a phrase was lifted out of context from a much longer conversation. The exchange happened during a […]