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Federation President Henry Miller presents an original artwork based on the Tolmas racing silk to Tolmas trustees Lisa Romano and Vincent Giardina Over the last three years, the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust has made numerous high-profile gifts to organizations in the Greater New Orleans […]

Avodah honorees Josh Lichtman, Dana Keren and Fran Mendler Lake Ten years ago, Avodah came to New Orleans to work on long-term disaster recovery and strengthen the greater New Orleans community. On May 17, the agency celebrated a decade of service with “A Celebration of […]

The Alabama Republican Party has officially censured Jim Bonner, a candidate for Public Service Commission, Place 1, and declared that the party will not certify votes cast for him in the June 5 primary. The censure came on May 29, with a unanimous vote by […]

Seal of the High Priest of the Temple One of the largest private collections of pre-Biblical, Biblical and post-Biblical antiquities from the Jerusalem area is in Birmingham, and on June 12 it will be publicly displayed for the first time. The collection, assembled by Nate […]

Photo courtesy Israel Consulate, Houston The State of Louisiana celebrated Israel’s 70th birthday on May 22 with a series of events at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, culminating in an executive order by Governor John Bel Edwards that forbids state agencies from doing business […]

A candidate for Alabama Public Service Commission is under fire for Facebook posts that are being seen as racist and anti-Semitic, but James Bonner told Southern Jewish Life that the posts in question were “intentionally cut, cropped and picked apart to paint me as one […]

Alabama Holocaust Commission at the State Capitol In June, Mobile is hosting a national conference of the Association of Holocaust Organizations, “The Holocaust from the Perspective of Southern Historians.” The conference, which is open only to members, is being organized by the Gulf Coast Center […]

“Love” by Marla Jean Clinesmith Years after Marla Jean Clinesmith left the studio art world to work full-time in ministry, it was ancient Hebrew that brought her back to art, combining both of her worlds. Clinesmith is the artist behind Hebrew Word Pics, a New […]

Susan Hess Susan Hess, General Charles Krulak and his late father, Lieutenant General Victor “Brute” Krulak, will be among the honorees at the National World War II Museum’s American Spirit Awards in June, the museum’s highest honors. At the June 8 event, New Orleans’ Hess […]