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June 29, 2012
June 29, 2012
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This Wednesday, Orthodox and Reform campers will come together for a joint “Americafest” Independence Day celebration in Mississippi. The Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, which is part of the Reform movement, will host Camp Darom, the overnight camp coordinated by Baron Hirsch congregation in […]
June 22, 2012
June 22, 2012
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For the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, it was a case of going from the old to the new. On June 16, the camp dedicated a new handcrafted ark, Torah stand and reading table, all made by Bob Cohan of Tallahassee. Cohan retired from the medical […]
June 20, 2012
June 20, 2012
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The Levy East Bed and Breakfast in Natchitoches, La., was gutted by fire yesterday morning. The fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. and took an hour to get under control. The home, which is on the National Registry of Historic Homes, did not have anyone […]
June 13, 2012
June 13, 2012
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Several events will remember the three civil rights workers killed in Neshoba County, Miss., in 1964. On June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner went missing; their bodies were later discovered in an earthen dam in what became one of the best-known […]
June 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
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Marlene Trestman, a New Orleans native who now teaches law at Loyola University in Maryland, received grants to help her complete the first biography of fellow New Orleanian Bessie Margolin, a pioneering woman lawyer who defended the New Deal. Margolin was raised in the New […]
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
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Katie Held, co-chair of the Birmingham Jewish Federation’s 2013 campaign, is raising money and awareness for this Saturday’s Walk for Lupus Now event. The event is personal for Held, who has lupus and is well aware that there is little public knowledge about the disease. […]
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
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On June 14, Antigone Rising, an all-female rock band from New York, will perform at The Nick in Birmingham. While the band is known for its extensive touring, it recently had a completely different concert experience — as United States arts envoys and cultural ambassadors […]
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
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A preschool supplemental program that was developed in Israel is celebrating its 25th anniversary in New Orleans schools this week. HIPPY, or Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, was developed in 1969 at the National Council of Jewish Women Research Institute for Innovation in Education […]
June 7, 2012
June 7, 2012
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Chefs Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace and Sue Zemanick of Gautreau’s will be leading a Food and Wine Adventure to Israel in October, coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans. The mission, scheduled for Oct. 14 to 23, is a follow-up to a […]