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The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Credit: Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock. (JNS) — The Georgia House of Representatives passed a resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. House Bill 1274 passed on Feb. 28 with a vote of 141-19, with six abstaining. The resolution, […]

The Hersh family The Jewish Children’s Regional Service 11th annual Jewish Roots gala turns to the wide world of sports for this year’s event, on March 27 at 6 p.m., at the Sheraton New Orleans and on livestream. Two years ago, the gala was one […]

The completion of the New Orleans eruv last July was a mixed blessing for Shabbat-observant families in the area. Because one may not carry items outside of their private domains into public areas, such as streets and sidewalks, on Shabbat, an eruv makes a wall […]

Serving the Hamantaschen at the Purim Adloyada in 2020 From hurricanes to pandemics, New Orleans has the ability to throw curveballs into plans. When Leslie Fischman steps down as executive director of the New Orleans Jewish Community Center in the near future, she will have […]

Leipzig, Germany, February 24th 2022: A solidarity demonstration for the Ukraine. Credit: Zuttmann Benoelken/Shutterstock. As war breaks out in Ukraine, the Jewish community worldwide is expressing concern for the over 200,000 Jews living in the country. The Jewish Federations of North America have already identified […]

Kentucky state capitol building located in the capital city of Frankfort. Credit: Ivelin Denev/Shutterstock. (JNS) — Two Kentucky lawmakers are apologizing after being called out for using an antisemitic trope during a committee meeting on Feb. 22. According to the Lexington Herald- Leader, Republican State […]

Oakwood University Church honors the Oakwood Adventist Academy basketball team for standing up for their beliefs Perhaps instead of posting the Ten Commandments in Alabama schools, it should be posted in the Alabama High School Athletic Association office, with the commandment about the Sabbath highlighted? […]

By Larry Brook, editor It seems that after a year or two of Jewish nerves being on end, culminating in the Colleyville, Tex., synagogue abduction, we have now entered the stupid season. So many things have gone on lately that may not rise to the […]

Chelsea Hylton has been named the new director of the Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation Center for Interfaith Families. Launched in 2020, the Center for Interfaith Families is an in-house initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, designed to foster a broader […]