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The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the world’s largest Jewish film festival, has unveiled its full lineup and official schedule of films for the 16th annual event. The festival will present 77 films from 26 countries over 23 days, from Jan. 26 to Feb. 17. The […]

Birmingham Hadassah will be pulling its weight when it comes to supporting Hadassah’s research into the BRCA gene mutation that increases the risk of developing breast cancer. Well, it will actually be bench pressing a lot of weight. Benchin’ For Boobs, the chapter’s inaugural bench […]

The Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana is announced that the Goldring Jewish Summer Camp Experience Incentive Grant Program is continuing in 2016. Funded by the Goldring Family Foundation, the program helps families provide a first-time camping experience at a Jewish sleepaway camp. It was established […]

Michael Weil speaks at the New Orleans Federation centennial celebration in 2013. Michael Weil, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, announced that he will be stepping down from his position in 2017 and returning to Israel. In a Chanukah email to […]

In an era when Jewish delis have been disappearing, Mike Wampold is planning to open one in Baton Rouge. The deli will be called Milford’s on Third, named after Wampold’s late grandfather, who was a grocer in Alexandria. The deli will be in the Marriott […]

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant spoke at the 4th International Unmanned Vehicles Conference in Tel Aviv. Just four days after coasting to a second term in office, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant led the “largest delegation that we’ve ever taken” to any country on a trade mission […]

Rabbi Yossi Friedman from Chabad of Alabama lights the Fire and Ice menorah, December 2014 (SJL file) (These are the events we have currently, the list will be updated as more communities announce their programs.) Large public Chanukiah lightings continue to proliferate across the South, […]