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Photo from JNS/Ilhan Omar for Congress via Facebook. At the Alabama Republican Party’s retreat in Auburn on Aug. 24, a resolution was approved calling for the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar from office, leading to a war of words between Omar and former Alabama Chief […]

Update: This event has been postponed until November or December. A unique all-day expo on natural health and wellness will be coming to Birmingham in September, as the Kosher Natural and Holistic Health Expo will be held at Knesseth Israel Congregation in Mountain Brook on […]

The Friedman Family Foundation Jewish Food and Culture Fest, featuring the When Pigs Fly Kosher BBQ Cook-Off, returns to Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community Center on Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival is a time for the local Jewish congregations and institutions […]

As a senior at Ben Franklin High School, Yana Fielkow is preparing for her final high school soccer season while going over options as college soccer programs recruit her. Having an international gold medal on the resume certainly won’t hurt. Fielkow was part of the […]

Clay version of the Anne Frank statue A life-size statue of Anne Frank will be unveiled at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Sept. 12, as part of an ongoing installation at the museum’s Founder’s Plaza. Two years ago, the first […]

“Safe Spaces” at Sidewalk by Lee J. Green The 21st annual Sidewalk Film Festival will run from Aug. 19 to 25 across downtown Birmingham, going back in time to the 1980s while also ushering in the future. Its opening night film, on Aug. 23 at […]

United States Representative Ted Lieu, a California Democrat, is backtracking from a dual-loyalty trope he tweeted on August 15 after Israel decided not to allow a visit to the territories by Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Among his targets were Rep. Mo Brooks of […]

Graffiti outside Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El Over Shabbat, two Birmingham synagogues were tagged with graffiti related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. “Epstein Must Be Avenged” was scribbled in chalk on the ground next to Temple Emanu-El and Temple Beth-El on Birmingham’s Southside. The community’s […]

Football is religion in the South, and few places have a higher concentration of faithful devotees than New Orleans, where even the team name has religious overtones. That can lead to the occasional religious conflict — this year, the Superdome matchup between the Saints and […]