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With Holocaust Remembrance Day falling on April 28, many communities will have commemorations this month with a wide range of topics and speakers. Alexandria’s Holocaust commemoration will feature the grandson of General George Patton, Pat Waters. Waters served in Vietnam with the Navy for five […]

Those selling their chametz through Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El can be confident in its security during the holiday. On April 14, Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper will buy the chametz in a 9 a.m. ceremony. Those selling the chametz are asked to contribute to the Rabbi’s […]

John Buhler speaks about the 1943 Alabama resolution with a copy of the original in the background A devoted group launched the Alabama-Israel Task Force on March 25 with a statewide event in Huntsville that centered on Alabama’s long legacy of support for the Jewish […]

The North Louisiana Jewish Film Festival has announced its slate of films for April 6 to 10. Screenings will be at the Robinson Film Center in Shreveport, with each film being shown twice. The festival will open with special guest Jason Chaet, director of “Putzel,” […]

For the third Jewish Roots annual gala, the Jewish Children’s Regional Service moved to a larger venue, the National World War II Museum Freedom Pavilion, for its March 22 “Jewish Roots of Broadway” celebration. Just like the previous two years, they filled the room. A […]

On March 16, the Elysian Brass Band led a second-line procession of about 1,300 Jewish young adults from across the country through the streets of New Orleans, from the Sheraton Hotel to the Steamboat Natchez for a late-night party featuring the Soul Doctors. Just your […]

For New Hampshire native Daniel Lelchuk, becoming a newcomer to New Orleans’ Jewish community came suddenly. On Sept. 23 he interviewed with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and by the end of October he was already in town as the new assistant principal cello. Coming from […]

It turns out that Auburn University wasn’t the only place in the region to sign a Jewish sports personality this week. On March 18, the New Orleans Saints signed unrestricted free agent fullback Erik Lorig to a four-year contract. He is one of seven players […]

Newly-announced Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl made a name for himself in the sports world with his years of success at Tennessee. He also made a name for himself as an active part of the Knoxville Jewish community and beyond, coaching the U.S. […]