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Over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the Birmingham Jewish community will host two events to explore, in story and song, how the civil rights movement affected Birmingham, with special focus on Jewish involvement. “Forging Ahead: Civil Rights Stories and Song” will begin on Jan. […]

The Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival will run from Jan. 10 to 14 at the Manship Theatre. Tickets are $8.50 and are available through the Manship’s website. Two free tickets to opening night are offered on the film festival website, to those who sign up […]

Rabbi Noson Leiter of New York spoke at a Nov. 16 event for Roy Moore, but is he the one Kayla Moore was referring to when she spoke of “fellowship” with rabbis? Since Dec. 11, it has been the buzz of the Jewish community — […]

Townes Van Zandt, Susanna Clark, Guy Clark and Daniel Antopolsky on the porch of the Clarks’ East Nashville home, in an iconic 1972 photo One of the most iconic photos in country music history shows four “outlaw country” musicians on a porch in 1972 — […]

The day before the 200th anniversary of Mississippi statehood, two new interconnected museums will open in Jackson to celebrate 15,000 years of Mississippi history, and Rachel Myers is in the middle of the effort. In February, Myers became director of the Museum of Mississippi History, […]

Judge Roy Moore and wife Kayla with Israeli Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch, keynote speaker at the Alabama-Israel Task Force Gala near Decatur on Nov. 18. On a national Christian radio show, Roy Moore, who is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Alabama, suggested that […]

John Buhler speaks at the Nov. 18 event, with Brigadier General Gal Hirsch, Laura King and Eeki Elner Heavy rain may have changed the program somewhat at the Alabama-Israel Leadership Gala on Nov. 18, but it did not dampen the spirits of the 200 who […]

Bruce Pearl makes latkes at the annual Auburn Hillel Chanukah party he hosts by Lee Green Auburn Head Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl returns to the Magic City on Dec. 16 with his Tigers participating in the first-ever Birmingham Jam at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex’s Legacy […]

Alabama Anniston’s Temple Beth-El will have its Chanukah celebration with a covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. service on Dec. 15. Latkes will be provided; main dishes, vegetables and desserts are needed. Beth Shalom in Auburn will be hosting a community […]