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By Larry Brook, editor On April 10, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will appear at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, a visit that has garnered a great deal of advance controversy. It is well known that Farrakhan uses the rhetoric of race-baiting and has […]

Numerous events are planned in the region to commemorate the Holocaust, beginning with a city-wide initiative in Montgomery in early April. Golabek event in Montgomery April 3 On April 3, Agudath Israel-Etz Ahayem, Temple Beth Or, the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama, Southern Poverty Law […]

In May, over 600 Jewish professionals and volunteer leaders from across North America will converge on New Orleans for the Jewish Community Centers of North America Biennial. The May 6 to 9 conference will be at the Hilton Riverside downtown, right as the New Orleans […]

The new commander in chief of Israel’s Air Force has Alabama ties. Jaffa native Amir Eshel graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1991, after also attending the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. He was appointed commander on […]

When Rabbi Eytan Yammer of Birmingham’s Knesseth Israel is on the phone with a potential family looking to relocate to Birmingham, two quality of life questions about Jewish infrastructure inevitably come up — are there kosher restaurants, and is there an eruv? The kosher restaurant […]

The Tuscaloosa Arts Council will present the 10th Annual Tuscaloosa Jewish Film Festival March 24 to 27 at the Bama Theatre. The festival was established in 2003 with the goals of introducing local audiences to the best of Jewish filmmaking and expanding cultural and social […]

Hannah Weiss has always been into music, so it isn’t a surprise that her Bat Mitzvah project has to do with sharing music. After all, her cantor at Touro Synagogue in New Orleans told her that when she decided on a mitzvah project, it should […]

Jazz is woven through the fabric of New Orleans, so it is not surprising that there were members of the Jewish community involved in that American musical form. The Jewish Children’s Regional Service will celebrate that history with “The Jewish Roots of Jazz,” a gala […]

Here we go again. Long-time readers may remember our coverage of the Presbyterian Church (USA) biennial in Birmingham in June 2006. A small group of activists used the church’s passion for peace to attack Israel and make the conference a major battleground in the effort […]