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October 25, 2023
The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists who overran Kibbutz Be’eri, near Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Omer Fichman/Flash90. By Mitchell Bard (JNS) — Joe Biden has been the best friend Israel has ever had in wartime (so far, […]
October 24, 2023
In the Novellus restaurant dining room are (from left): Rabbi Chaim Landa, Joe Ancmon, Bob Affholder and Brett Affholder, October 2023. Photo by Bill Motchan. by Bill Motchan (JNS) — A local restaurant will change its entire menu and kosher its kitchen for one day […]
October 23, 2023
Families of people held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip hold photographs of their loved ones during a protest outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90. The Alabama-Israel Task Force is working on an initiative with […]
October 22, 2023
This week, Marlene Trestman will embark on a number of activities in New Orleans connected to the release of her new book, “Most Fortunate Unfortunates: The Jewish Orphans Home of New Orleans.” “There’s no other place the book could launch,” she reflected. The book details […]
October 18, 2023
Florida sends two cargo flights, loaded with 85 pallets of donated supplies, to Israel on Oct. 17, 2023. Credit: Florida Governor’s Office. (JNS) — On Oct. 17, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted photos on social media of piles of boxes at an airport. “Two cargo […]
October 13, 2023
Rabbi Adam Wright leads the Mourner’s Kaddish at the end of the community gathering. Photos by James Henry Brook. A packed auditorium at Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community Center heard messages of comfort and resilience, along with some unpleasant truths, on Oct. 10. The Israel solidarity […]
October 13, 2023
By Lee J. Green Through her journey from Fargo, N.D., to Broadway, actress Natalie Shaw can relate to her character in “Mean Girls,” which comes to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Oct. 17 to 23 with the Broadway in Birmingham series. The show will be at […]
October 12, 2023
File photo from a visit to Moshav Talmei Yosef in an early-1990s Birmingham group trip to Israel. For decades, the Duvdevani family from Birmingham has lived in Moshav Talmei Yosef, a small village of about 300 near Gaza, where residents grow flowers for export. Now, […]