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April 26, 2012
April 26, 2012
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By Allison Good Special to Southern Jewish Life Attendees to this March’s J Street conference in Washington were surprised by the appearance of Barukh Binah, the Netanyahu government’s deputy chief of mission to Israel’s embassy in Washington. Binah was among many Israelis who spoke at […]
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Birmingham’s Collat Jewish Family Services will hold its annual Hands Up Together gala on May 3 in the inaugural community event for the new Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. The venue has 150 more seats than previous Hands Up […]
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Celebrations in Birmingham and New Orleans will salute Israel’s 64th birthday this month. In Birmingham, the Birmingham Jewish Federation’s Israel Connections Committee and the Levite Jewish Community Center will present a community celebration on April 22 at the soccer field. The event will begin at […]
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Last month, a delegation of 16 students from Bridges: Muslim Jewish Interfaith Dialogue at New York University traveled to Birmingham, to work together in recovery efforts and to further their dialogue. Their trip was their service initiative as part of President Barack Obama’s Interfaith and […]
April 19, 2012
April 19, 2012
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When the Bill Peetluk Memorial Softball Invitational began a decade ago, it was a contest among Birmingham’s Men’s Clubs and the Mesch AZA youth group. In recent years additional groups have been added, and this year, the championship trophy is leaving Birmingham. The Zeta Beta […]
April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
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In 1997, Joy Blondheim, a member of Montgomery’s Jewish community, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy with reconstruction, eight months of chemotherapy, “the best friends, the best family, the best husband — and the best medical insurance,” she said. […]
April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
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For years, John Boutte was regarded as one of New Orleans’ best-kept secrets. Last year, music legend Irma Thomas was the featured performer at Touro Synagogue’s annual JazzFest Shabbat, while that very week at the Big Easy Awards, Boutte was being honored as the city’s […]
April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
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Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan addressed a packed house at the Elmore Gym at Alabama A&M University tonight, concentrating on the topic “The True Meaning of Education,” but also acknowledging the controversy over his appearance and sprinkling in numerous comments and references to […]
April 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
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Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, will appear at Alabama A&M University on April 10, invited by the campus’ poetry club and student Democrats. Farrakhan has a long history of anti-Jewish and anti-white comments, as well as hostility to the gay community. […]