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In St. Francisville, La., a community where the synagogue closed in 1921 and the Jewish community disappeared long ago, there will be a dedication of a Torah from India on Oct. 30. It is part of a weekend marking the opening of the United Israel […]

Next month, Chabad centers in the region will offer a new six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, called “How Success Thinks: Jewish Secrets for Leading a Productive Life.” “How Success Thinks is designed to help people get more of what they want in […]

Israel is known as the start-up nation, and Joshua Schroeder is at the intersection of high-tech innovation and medical breakthroughs. Schroeder, a senior orthopedic surgeon at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem, will speak in Birmingham and New Orleans as part of a tour that […]

For many artists, a gallery show of over 100 works is a significant percentage of the portfolio. Not so for Peter Max, one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century — compelled to create, he is never at a loss for material. Max’s […]

Consul General Lior Haiat With the recent realignment of Israel’s Consulates in the United States, Alabama and Mississippi were shifted away from the Atlanta Consulate in August and are now being served by the Consulate in Miami. That’s fine with Consul General Lior Haiat, who […]

File photo from 2014 event The Memphis Friends of Israel are holding the 9th annual Israel Festival in a new location. The Nov. 13 event will be at the Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memphis Friends of Israel […]

The Jewish Community Day School in Metairie is all grown up, celebrating its 21st birthday at its “21 Fabulous Years” annual gala on Nov. 13 at Gates of Prayer. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. According to Head of School Sharon Pollin, turning 21 […]

Julie Kohner, whose mother was one of the first Holocaust survivors to have her story told on national television in the United States, will be the guest speaker at a Kristallnacht program on Nov. 9 at Temple Sinai in New Orleans. Underwritten by the New […]

For anyone who has struggled to keep fruit hanging in a sukkah, help is here, courtesy of a woman in Arkansas who did not know what a sukkah was two years ago. Teresa Clark, who came up with the new sukkah fruit and pomander hanger, […]