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The ninth annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival announced its lineup for the 2015 season. Held at the Manship Theatre, the festival will be Jan. 14 to 18. Mobile will have its Jewish Film Festival from Jan. 11 to 22, with the lineup of eight […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hillel will have its first Israel Week, starting with an event in the UAB sukkah. On Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m. there will be a bagel brunch and Krav Maga demonstration. The sukkah is located at the north Campus […]

Birmingham natives Lolly Friedman Miller and Tracy Stein will be honored this month at the 10th annual Houston Hadassah Women of Courage Awards. The daughters of Karl Friedman and the late Gladys Friedman, Miller and Stein will be recognized for their leadership in numerous organizations […]

In 1974, Mary and Paul Filben were asked by Bishop John May to start a dialogue group between the Catholic Church of Mobile and the local Jewish community. Self-described “post-Holocaust Catholics,” the Filbens, who have both died in recent years, built the Mobile Christian-Jewish Dialogue […]

On April 1, after a major public push, Governor Robert Bentley signed what is known as “Carly’s Law,” allowing the use of cannabidiol, known as CBD oil, a derivative of the plant that marijuana comes from, in treating children with “debilitating” epileptic seizures. While that […]

Congregations in the region have a wide range of Sukkot activities planned. Here are some, be sure to check with the congregations regarding reservations or to make sure the events are as planned. AlabamaBirmingham’s Knesseth Israel will have a Build the Sukkah party at 9 […]

While Rabbi Ted Riter said the Jewish and greater communities in Jackson have given him a “great welcome” since he arrived in Mississippi in July, he was “caught off guard” at lunch today when he was thrown out of a local restaurant after the owner […]

The High Holy Days season kicks off with Selichot, an evening service following Shabbat that begins the themes of repentance and forgiveness. Congregations across the region are holding special events the night of Sept. 20 (except as noted). Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El will screen “The Jewish […]

Cantor David Mintz of Touro Synagogue leads Hatikvah, with Carol Wise, Alan Franco, Michael Weil and Morton Katz. Campaign success and the definition of membership as it pertains to non-Jewish donors were two hot topics at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans’ annual meeting […]