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A conversation between an orthopedist and one of his patients in 2012 turned out to be life changing for both of them, and they will talk about it at two programs in the region in January. “Corresponding Angles” is the story of a Holocaust survivor’s […]

Garth Potts, second from left, visited the LJCC in February 2022, and is pictured here with son Gabe Potts (center), and (left to right) Kirsten “Coach K” Thomas, Barbara Traweek and Ruth Nomberg. Photo courtesy LJCC Facebook. Garth Potts, who led Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community […]

In 2018, Ned Goldberg was honored at the JCRS annual Jewish Roots gala for his then-30 years of service to the agency. Ned Goldberg, who was the face of the Jewish Children’s Regional Service for over three decades before stepping down as executive director in […]

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (left), MK Danny Danon (center) and former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (right) at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Dec. 20, 2023. Photo: Courtesy. By Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA—A group of prominent American evangelical Christian leaders, led by former Arkansas […]

Professor Barry Trachtenberg. Source: YouTube. by Moshe Phillips (JNS) — “Democrats and Republicans are funding mass murder.” “Talking about antisemitism is a diversion strategy.” “There’s much more Islamophobia in America than antisemitism.” These are some of the extremist conspiracy theories that the hundreds of Jewish […]

Interrupting the Shabbat morning service at Agudath Israel-Etz Ahayem in Montgomery on Dec. 16. Twitter screenshot. The weekend of Dec. 15 saw an acceleration of bomb threats at synagogues and Jewish institutions across the country, including in the Deep South. The Secure Communities Network, which […]

Jewish Film Festivals return to the screen in Mobile and Baton Rouge in January. The Mobile Jewish Film Festival will be in numerous venues around Mobile and Baldwin Counties from Jan. 7 to 21, while the 18th Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival continues its run […]

Birmingham is about to have a kosher dining option, as Knesseth Israel is debuting its new food truck this month. Holy Crepe will have a Chanukah event on Dec. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Shell station on Overton Road, and will be […]

Anti-Israel protest next to Tulane University on Oct. 26. Watchdog group StopAntisemitism released its annual Antisemitism on U.S. College and University Campuses Report on Dec. 6, using a report card-style grading system to assess 25 different colleges across the United States on their previous and […]