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With Mardi Gras falling early in the year, and some parades being moved earlier than usual because of anticipated logistical headaches from New Orleans hosting the Super Bowl, the two Jewish Krewes in New Orleans find themselves marching in the middle of January. Krewe du […]

Above: Rabbi Uri Topolosky leads the Torah procession at the Beth Israel building dedication last August. Rabbi Uri Topolosky, who has led Beth Israel through its post-Katrina rebuilding process in Metairie, announced that he will be leaving New Orleans this summer. He informed the board […]

On Dec. 23, 1912, a group of Jewish New Orleanians signed a charter that would establish what has become the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. While the Federation plans to celebrate its 100-year legacy and look forward to the next century throughout 2013, the […]

Many pivotal events in the Civil Rights era happened in our coverage area between 1963 and 1965. They include the Birmingham Campaign in early 1963, the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church later that year, the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers — […]

Top, Rabbi Donald Kunstadt surveys the damage on Dec. 26.This past Shabbat, three days after a tornado damaged its building, Springhill Avenue Temple in Mobile attended a joint community service at the city’s other congregation, Ahavas Chesed. For at least the next few weeks, Springhill […]

Four different groups for Jewish young adults in New Orleans are merging, creating a new unified organization for those ages 21 to 45. JNOLA will be the “hub for Next Gen Jewish life in New Orleans,” and will debut on Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m., […]

In 1962, eight families that wanted a more traditional approach than what was offered at Huntsville’s Temple B’nai Sholom started Etz Chayim, a Conservative congregation.The now 65-family congregation will celebrate its 50th anniversary the weekend of Jan. 18 with several events. On Jan. 18, the […]

Four communities in the region will be hosting Jewish Film Festivals this month, with a wide range of Jewish-themed offerings. Only one film — “Hava Nagila” — will be screened at all four venues, but several films are in more than one community. Mobile’s Jewish […]