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Preparing the Western Wall model for Montgomery’s Israel celebration. The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama will have a Celebrate Israel 67 community-wide festival on April 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will be at the Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery. “We […]

The courtyard of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum This year, the Birmingham International Center is focusing on China, and as in recent years, one of the programs has to do with the country’s Jewish community. The center promotes global business development and global education in […]

Three Hadassah regions will have a joint “Hadassah Big and Easy” spring conference and Shabbaton, April 17 to 19 in New Orleans at the Hilton Airport in Kenner. The new Super South Tri-Region consists of the Southern Seaboard, Southeastern and Southern regions and is the […]

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will headline the 24th annual Touro Synagogue JazzFest Shabbat on April 24. JazzFest Shabbat has been celebrated by Touro for over two decades, bringing together Judaism with jazz. The service is open to the community, and has attracted some of […]

Birmingham’s Yom HaShoah commemoration on April 12 Communities across the South will mark the 70th anniversary of liberation as part of this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. With the number of survivors in the region dwindling, emphasis is now shifting to second- and third-generation family members […]

Having served as cantor of Temple Sinai in New Orleans since 1999, Detroit native Joel Colman knows that there is a distinct Southern Jewish culture. During his sabbatical this Spring, he is embarking on a 3,000-mile journey to “enrich my understanding of what it is […]

Reggae star Matisyahu is headlining this year’s DYF 3.0, a pro-Zionist festival held at Tulane University on April 12. Joining Matisyahu on the free program will be the Rebirth Brass Band, Mystic Dad and the Ori Naftali Blues Band, the first Israeli group to reach […]

The North Louisiana Jewish Film Festival will be held in Shreveport from April 12 to 16 at the Robinson Film Center. Unlike many Jewish film festivals, during the five days of screenings there will be five films shown multiple times, instead of one each day. […]

As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the New Orleans branch of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps has selected two Partners in Justice honorees who have been vocal about the storm’s aftermath. Sandy Rosenthal and Mark Schleifstein will be honored at the April 19 […]