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The Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery is debuting an exhibit about a Jewish woman who fought the apartheid system in South Africa, and is hosting a panel discussion tonight as an opening event. “Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights” will be displayed through Aug. 27. […]

In the 1950s and 1960s, Asa Carter was a passionate white supremacist and vitriolic anti-Semite. He wrote some of Governor George Wallace’s most memorable lines, including “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever,” until he became too extreme even for Wallace. Years later, Forrest Carter became […]

Rabbi Michelle Goldsmith judging at the Kosher Barbecue Contest in May. Rabbi Michelle Goldsmith of Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El announced on Sunday that the coming year would be her last with the congregation. She made the announcement at the end of the congregation’s annual meeting. Goldsmith […]

Pictured: Oak Grove School, Prairieville, Alabama A century ago, a 50th birthday celebration for a northern Jewish philanthropist would initiate a tremendous legacy for generations of African-Americans throughout the South. This month, a large-scale effort to preserve that legacy will be undertaken with the first-ever […]

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps will celebrate four years of activism in New Orleans with its first Partners in Justice Jazz Brunch this month. AVODAH works to strengthen the Jewish community’s fight against poverty and the issues that cause poverty. Members serve on the staff […]

The Louisiana legislature passed a House concurrent resolution by Rep. Valarie Hodges of the East Baton Rouge area that “expresses support for the people of Israel and for their right to live in freedom and to defend themselves and extends best wishes to the people […]

Maccabi USA announced that Preston Goldfarb of Birmingham will be head coach of the United States Open Men’s Soccer team at the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Israel, July 2013. Abby Richter of Stow, Ohio, will coach the women’s team. Goldfarb was the head coach […]

The small town of Sylvania in northeast Alabama is under fire from the Freedom From Religion Foundation because the town’s welcome signs display a verse from the Christian Bible. In April, the foundation threatened to sue the city of 1400 over the verse. Then-mayor Mitchell […]

Christians United for Israel will have three major events in the region this month, promoting solidarity between Christian friends of Israel and the Jewish community. CUFI is one of the largest pro-Israel organizations in the U.S., with over 900,000 members. After the April “60 Minutes” […]