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By Lee J. Green Birmingham will get to experience a rare gem as the first major exhibition of lover’s eye jewelry opens Feb. 7 at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The Museum debuts “The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection,” which will […]

Andrew Adler, publisher and owner of the Atlanta Jewish Times, announced today that he will be stepping down from his role with the paper. As of now, media reports differ on whether Adler has decided to try and sell the 90-year-old paper. JTA reported that […]

An international firestorm has erupted over a column written by Atlanta Jewish Times Publisher Andrew Adler which suggests a scenario where Israel should consider assassinating President Barack Obama. In his January 13 column entitled “What would you do,” Adler imagines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

On Dec. 15, Deena Gerber was recognized as a Champion of Change during a ceremony at The White House in Washington. The executive director of Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans was one 10 honorees invited to share ideas “to win the future.” The […]

Upon returning to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Sandy Lassen, head of the Chevra Kadisha (burial society), checked on the Jewish cemeteries and found that, debris aside, they were in good shape. Over the last year, she has made a point of taking care of […]

Condemnations have been widespread for whoever painted an incorrectly-drawn swastika, along with obscenities and slurs outside the home of Richard and Kelly Kahn in Vestavia, a Birmingham suburb. The graffiti was discovered on Dec. 14 and reported to police. An investigation is ongoing. Vestavia Mayor […]

It may not be as famous as the Flora-Bama Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day, but Birmingham’s Knesseth Israel is hosting its first-ever Polar Plunge as a fundraiser for the congregation and its tornado relief efforts. The Jan. 29 event will be held at […]

The Mobile Jewish Film festival is celebrating its 11th year with an expanded lineup of contemporary Jewish films. The festival, sponsored by the Mobile Area Jewish Federation and the University of South Alabama will show six films at four different venues during its regular festival […]

The U.S. government claims Lebanese banks were involved in an elaborate money laundering scheme to benefit Hezbollah, and named 30 U.S. used car dealerships as participants in the plot, including one in Birmingham. The government is looking for almost half a billion dollars in penalties, […]