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Two years ago, Dan Nichols and his band E18hteen did a Sukkot tour of the South, visiting communities large and small, some of which have rarely if ever been able to put on a program with a big-name performer of Jewish music. In October, the […]

This graphic from the University of Alabama Hillel shows how serious Southern Jews are about their football. For No. 1 Alabama, it is a chance to avenge the only loss from its 2012 national championship season and quiet the talk about Johnny Football. For No. […]

Just in time for the 50th anniversary commemorations of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Birmingham author T.K. Thorne has a new book out, “Last Chance for Justice: How Investigators Uncovered New Evidence Convicting the Birmingham Church Bombers.” The Sept. 15, 1963 blast that killed […]

“100 Years of Collaborative Jewish Philanthropy in New Orleans” will be the theme of this year’s Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans annual meeting, Sept. 11 at the Uptown Jewish Community Center. The centennial celebration also incorporates the annual meeting of the Jewish Endowment Foundation […]

Rabbi Uri Topolosky officiates Havdalah during the dedication weekend of the new Beth Israel in Metairie, August 2012 (Editor’s Note: Updated Sept. 3 with comments by the author of the original JTA piece). Rabbi Uri Topolosky said he is “pained” by how an Aug. 26 […]

Editor’s note: This piece is in response to JTA’s piece of Aug. 26, “As School Crumbles, New Orleans Rabbi Leaves City.” We are working on an overall piece about the article and the reaction in New Orleans. By Sharon Pollin Head of School, Community Day […]

Editor’s note: This piece is part of our series, Not Just Black and White: Civil Rights and the Jewish Community. An article about the Rosh Hashanah sermon Rabbi Milton Grafman gave shortly after attending the funeral for three of the four girls is here. Internationally-renowned […]

Editor’s note: This is part of our series, Not Just Black and White: Civil Rights and the Jewish Community. The entire 39-minute sermon referenced in the article can be heard here. On Sept. 19, 1963, Rabbi Milton Grafman warned his congregants at Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El that […]

Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El will finish celebrating the centennial of its historic domed sanctuary with Selichot services on Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Over the last century, several churches have been housed in the sanctuary for a variety of reasons — fires, renovations or new congregations […]