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Cantor Sharon Kunitz, a native of Huntsville who was ordained as a cantor in 2009, died suddenly on May 22 during a visit home. She was 55. Temple B’nai Sholom, her long-time congregation, was planning an oneg in her honor for this coming Shabbat evening. […]

Tonight, legendary Louisiana State University baseball coach Skip Bertman will have the LSU baseball field named in his honor. Skip Bertman Field will be the new name for the over-10,000 seat venue. The stadium itself will continue to be called Alex Box Stadium, in honor […]

Members of Beth Israel, Jackson’s only Jewish congregation and the largest in Mississippi, had an unwelcome surprise on the second morning of Shavuot. Late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning someone broke three windows in the building and scratched the word “Jew” into the paint […]

New York magazine recently had an article, “Them vs. Them,” which is cringe-worthy for the Jewish community. East Ramapo, N.Y., has a huge ultra-Orthodox population that generally wishes to be left alone by outsiders. Several years ago, they had difficulty obtaining services for their special-needs […]

The women will take center stage as three congregations along the Jewish corridor in Metairie get together for Shavuot. Orthodox Beth Israel, Conservative Shir Chadash and Reform Gates of Prayer will have a “joint Torah venture” on May 14, on “Authority and Leadership in the […]

Lillian Hellman, author of “The Little Foxes” and many other well-known works, is perhaps the best-known Hollywood figure with roots in the Jewish community of Demopolis. But she isn’t the only one, as a presentation this month will demonstrate. Arthur Mayer “carried the Mayer name […]

New Orleans and Nashville are reportedly in line for Al Jazeera America news bureaus. Though most bureau locations have not been announced, Politico reported that the network is initially planning 12 bureaus in the United States, many in places that other media outlets ignore or […]

Abe Mitchell On Friday, heavy rain forced the 50th anniversary celebration at the University of South Alabama indoors, but that could not dampen a major announcement. The anniversary celebration included Abe Mitchell’s announcement of a $50 million gift to the university, bringing the support by […]

On May 7, 1963, Sylvan Laufman arrived in New York on a business trip. The atmosphere there was far different than the one back home in Birmingham. When he left, the Civil Rights marches in downtown Birmingham were reaching a crescendo and drawing the world’s […]