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September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017
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Half a century ago, a Holocaust survivor brought Amnon Weinstein a violin to restore, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. The violin had been played in the concentration camps, and when he opened the case, ashes fell out. Weinstein’s father, a violin maker […]
September 6, 2017
September 6, 2017
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At the Memphis Friends of Israel festival in 2014, Jack Cohen, who hid in a monastery from the Nazis for two years, was presented a miniature of the Unknown Child sculpture On Sept. 19, the Desoto County Museum in northwest Mississippi will debut the Unknown […]
September 5, 2017
September 5, 2017
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Tucker’s Grocery, Selma, Alabama, 1994. Jerry Siegel, Black Belt Color. Siegel was born in Selma in 1958. He became interested in photography while taking a night class at the University of South Alabama, and spent a lot of time at a Selma art gallery owned […]
September 4, 2017
September 4, 2017
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The annual Jam4Sam, presented by Mesch AZA with the Levite Jewish Community Center, will be on Sept. 10 at Red Hills Brewery in Birmingham, starting at 1 p.m. Local bands will perform in a benefit for Children’s of Alabama’s Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood […]
September 1, 2017
September 1, 2017
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The Arnie Fielkow era kicks off for the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans with its 104th annual meeting, Sept. 12 at the Audubon Tea Room. Fielkow began as the Federation’s new chief executive officer on Aug. 15. He succeeds Michael Weil, who had led […]
August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017
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Twelve years after scores of people from the New Orleans Jewish community found themselves in Houston for long periods of time after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is returning the favor. On Aug. 30, representatives from the Greater New Orleans Jewish community agencies, organizations and synagogues […]
August 28, 2017
August 28, 2017
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Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss of Sh’ma Koleinu in Houston is evacuated from his neighborhood (Facebook image) While Jewish communities worldwide express concern about the flooding in Texas, for the New Orleans Jewish community, it’s personal. Seeing footage of flooded streets and people being rescued from rooftops […]
August 25, 2017
August 25, 2017
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A body painting disco dancing event to “Free the Tatas” will honor Cathy Bart and Judy Lieberman while raising awareness and support for Hadassah’s breast cancer and genetic research programs. The Sept. 9 event at The Cannery also is part of the centennial year celebration […]
August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017
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Beth Israel in Jackson will host contemporary Jewish musician Todd Herzog at its Aug. 25 service, starting at 6:15 p.m. Based in Phoenix, Herzog has worked with some of the top songwriters in the world, including Burt Bachrach, Dave Koz and Craig Taubman. His voice […]