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(Photos from The Middle Feast Facebook page) Mobile will be able to have an Israeli-style Middle Feast this weekend, and then watch it on television in a few months. Three food trucks remain in Food Network’s reality competition “The Great Food Truck Race,” and they […]

On the day the Scott Cowen’s book, “The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America” is released, he will be at the Uptown Jewish Community Center for a launch party. A book signing and dessert reception will follow the […]

Scott and Marjorie Cowen were presented a Gary Rosenthal New Orleans streetcar Tzedakah box from JNOLA on May 7. As Scott Cowen completes his 16 years as Tulane University’s 14th president, it really marks the end of two presidencies for him. And as with so […]

When Anna Blumenfeld Herman becomes director of the Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, there won’t be any need for someone to show her around. The Dothan native is coming “home” this summer to take the reins of the camp in Mississippi that she first […]

Eli Gold, left, with Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive, as celebrity guest judges at the 2013 When Pigs Fly Kosher Barbecue contest in Birmingham. By Lee J. Green Eli Gold, the golden voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide football radio network, never dreamed that a […]

The Jewish Community Day School in Metairie is going full “STEAM” ahead with new programs for fifth grade this year, while putting the brakes on Kindergarten for one year. This year will be the inception of STEAM at the school. Head of School Sharon Pollin […]

When AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps set up a branch in New Orleans, the New Orleans Women’s Shelter was the first agency that AVODAH partnered with. On June 1, AVODAH will honor Jackie and Dan Silverman for their efforts on behalf of homeless women and […]

As part of Hillel International’s 90th anniversary, two new national awards are being established, and one of them will go to leaders at Tulane University. The Maimonides Award will be presented to Tulane President Scott Cowen and Executive Vice President for University Relations and Development […]

GiveNOLA Day was held on May 6, and in 24 hours $2.265 million was raised for over 300 area non-profits. Six non-profits from the Jewish community participated, raising $46,261. This was the first GiveNOLA Day, part of a national initiative. By comparison, Tampa raised $1.089 […]