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The Silent Partner, by Arthur Szyk The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is hosting an exhibit by illustrator and political cartoonist Arthur Szyk, “In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Art and Human Rights,” from Sept. 1 to May 7. An opening reception will […]

Morningstar financial-services building in downtown Chicago. Credit: Adriana.Macias/Shutterstock. By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — Following a JNS report on a growing list of state agencies investigating the investment firm Morningstar for potential anti-Israel practices, Reuters reported this week that 18 U.S. states have joined a Missouri […]

Several Jewish authors will have appearances at the Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 20, along with a noted author who has been disinvited from several festivals because of her promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories. The free festival, which had been on hiatus since 2019 due […]

By Joseph Frager (JNS) — The Democratic Party today is moving ever leftward. Brian Robinson, however, is looking to change that. He is running for Congress in a hotly contested primary scheduled for Aug. 23 in New York’s 10th Congressional District, which comprises lower Manhattan, […]

By Lee J. Green In just three minutes, many years of lifetime and history can be told. “Three Minutes — A Lengthening,” a feature-length documentary inspired by three minutes of 16-millimeter color film footage shot in a small Polish village by an émigré from America, […]

On July 17, Temple Beth-El in Birmingham dedicated its new historical marker, detailing the attempted bombing in 1958. With the historical marker dedication kicking off the Beth-El Civil Rights Experience last month, the next program will be a sneak peek at the civil rights exhibit. […]

Gates of Prayer campers at Henry S. Jacobs Camp, July 2022. Courtesy Gates of Prayer/Facebook Gates of Prayer in Metairie announced a $1 million initiative to defray the cost of Jewish summer camp for its members. The Gates of Camp Initiative, called GO-Camp, will reduce […]

John Cooper, mayor of Nashville, Tenn. Credit: John Cooper Campaign. (JNS) — John Cooper, the mayor of Nashville, Tenn., said last week that “hateful, divisive rhetoric and anti-Semitism have no place” in the city after anti-Semitic propaganda fliers were discovered at residents’ homes. The fliers […]

The Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana announced the establishment of the Nathan Family Supporting Foundation, with a bequest of more than $3 million from the estate of Max Nathan, Jr. The gift from his IRA is also providing additional funding to the existing Dotty Gold […]