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During the Violins of Hope programs in New Orleans, the featured violin will be the Katrin violin, which is also referred to as the “Violin of the Flowers.” The Katrin violin is a relatively recent acquisition, which the Weinsteins worked on in 2021. It came […]

While the Violins of Hope will be visiting New Orleans from Jan. 24 to 28, another violin from that era will be displayed as a new acquisition of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience — from a participant in the Kindertransport rescue of Jewish […]

Four “Violins of Hope” will be visiting New Orleans this month, bearing witness to a handful of the millions of individual tragedies of the Holocaust. The Violins of Hope are violins that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, often in concentration camps. Some […]

Mel Gibson. Credit: Made In Hollywood/Flickr. Updated throughout, Jan. 8 at 3:45 p.m. following Endymion’s announcement. Updated 5:45 p.m. with statement from Jewish community organizations. After a quick and vociferous backlash, the Krewe of Endymion announced that Mel Gibson “will not ride” as co-Grand Marshal […]

Kentucky Jewish Council representative Rabbi Shlomo Litvin (pictured) told JNS, “Unfortunately this year we have seen antisemitism in Kentucky from a variety of sources.” Photo: Courtesy of Rabbi Litvin. By David Swindle (JNS) — From an attempted murder of a Jewish candidate for political office, […]

Otzma Yehudit Party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich at a campaign event in Sderot, Oct. 26, 2022. Photo by Flash90. From JNS and staff reports More than 330 U.S. rabbis have signed a “call to action” pledging to bar […]

Photo by Orrling/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Willie Sims, a “beloved” Israeli basketball star who was born in Alabama and was a key member of Louisiana State University’s basketball team 40 years ago, died on Dec. 23 in Israel. He was 64, and had been hospitalized […]

Governor Kay Ivey addresses the crowd at the Dec. 22 ceremony (Photos by Hal Yeager/Governor’s Office) History was made on Dec. 22 as Alabama Governor Kay Ivey hosted the state’s Jewish community for a Chanukah menorah lighting at the Governor’s Mansion in Montgomery. Over 150 […]

Registration for LimmudFest New Orleans will open on Jan. 15. The weekend festival of Jewish learning, arts, culture and spirituality will be held in New Orleans the weekend of March 17, with over 70 sessions by local, regional and national presenters, with several subject tracks. […]