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by Lee J. Green Fans of Leonard Cohen can rejoice with a “Hallelujah” as the United States’ only “unofficial” Leonard Cohen “cover band” makes its first live appearance at WorkPlay in Birmingham this month. David Stegall and Reid Brooks with The Famous Blue Raincoats will […]

Chabad centers around the world, including some in this region, are launching a new Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course, “Crime and Consequences,” exploring 3,000 years of Jewish wisdom as society grapples with criminal justice reform. Rabbi Mendel Ceitlin of Chabad in Metairie said it is […]

While in recent years there has been increased awareness of Rosenwald Schools, Longue Vue in New Orleans is highlighting an even lesser-known but also highly significant aspect of Julius Rosenwald’s legacy. “An Artistic Heritage: The Julius Rosenwald Fund” opens on Feb. 1 and will be […]

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute announced its decision to “reaffirm” Angela Davis as the recipient of the 2018 Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award three weeks after it canceled the awards dinner originally scheduled for Feb. 16. When the award was first announced last […]

On Jan. 10, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin issued a statement clarifying his earlier remarks regarding the controversy over the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and its cancellation of the Fred Shuttlesworth Awards Dinner honoring Angela Davis, saying some in the local and national media “are misconstruing […]

A press conference on Jan. 7 was held outside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, in front of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth statue The decision by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to rescind the Fred Shuttlesworth Award to Angela Davis and cancel the Feb. 16 awards […]

Among the modifications at B’nai Israel in Natchez is an ADA-accessible ramp. Photo courtesy Historic Natchez Foundation The Natchez Festival of Music and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life are presenting Cabaret Under the Dome at historic Temple B’nai Israel in Natchez, Jan. 17 […]

Members of the New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women at the 2017 New Orleans Women’s March As controversy continues to swirl around the national leadership of the Women’s March, organizers of the New Orleans march have called off their Jan. 19 […]

A statue of Joseph in downtown Dothan pays tribute to the Biblical inspiration for the city’s name By Stephanie Butler Some words are just… big. Anti-Semite, for example. That’s an awfully big word, with a lot of weight to it. It grabs the reader’s attention. […]