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The University of Alabama’s Psi Chapter of Zeta Beta Tau will hold a centennial reunion weekend from March 4 to 6, and over 250 are signed up. As part of the weekend, a former president of the University of Alabama will be inducted as an […]

Two vehicles were burned in the parking lot of the Jewish Cultural Center in Chattanooga overnight early this morning. In a statement, Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga Executive Director Michael Dzik said one Federation vehicle was destroyed and another vehicle next to it was badly […]

Limmud New Orleans early bird registration has been extended to Feb. 15, and the full roster of speakers has been announced — though the actual schedule will not be finalized until mid-February. Limmud is a regional weekend festival of Big Tent Jewish learning, arts, culture […]

American-style football continues to grow in Israel, and the Israel Football League has turned to an Alabama coach to keep the momentum going. Eric Cohu, who led Madison Academy in Huntsville to three consecutive Class 3A high school state championships, has been named offensive coordinator […]

A sticker in an eBay book purchase in 2004 launched Rabbi Mark Glickman on a path leading to his new book, “Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books.” Glickman is interim rabbi at Beth Shalom in Baton Rouge this year; the congregation had a […]

Four years before the city hosts the 2021 World Games, Birmingham will be one of the host cities for the international JCC Maccabi Games. Levite Jewish Community Center President Alyssa Nadler said “This is a game-changer for Birmingham, for our JCC and for our Jewish […]

Limmud, a weekend festival of Big Tent Jewish learning, arts, culture and spirituality, returns to New Orleans the weekend of March 18. Limmudfest includes a Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner at Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie on March 18. On March 19, there will be […]

Roddie Edmonds Chris Edmonds, pastor of Piney Grove Baptist Church in Maryville, Tenn., just outside of Knoxville, knew little about his father’s service in World War II. His father, who died in 1985 at age 64, rarely spoke about his service, so his family had […]

January is Jewish film festival month in the South, with festivals taking place in Mobile starting on Jan. 10, Baton Rouge on Jan. 13 and Jackson on Jan. 27. Mobile Jewish Film Festival Two regional films that have been receiving a lot of publicity will […]