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February 3, 2022
(Left to right): Jack Belz, Ari Berman, Ronald Belz (son of Jack Belz) Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, announced that the Belz family of Memphis has signed a $20 million gift agreement to launch a comprehensive renovation of the cornerstone academic building on Wilf […]
February 1, 2022
Brian Cain with NEMJDS spelling bee winner Eli Brook and runner-up Leo Menaker A decade ago, Brian Cain’s son competed in swim meets at the Levite Jewish Community Center. He asked someone what the building behind the outdoor pool was, and was informed that it’s […]
January 28, 2022
Collat Jewish Family Services in Birmingham will have an intergenerational celebration at its annual Hands Up Together event, honoring the Bearman family for decades of leadership, volunteer and professional roles with the agency. The April 26 event will honor Suzanne and Howard Bearman, daughters Sheri […]
January 27, 2022
Dani Loeb’s quest to become the first Olympic skier from Alabama ended for now as she failed to qualify for the Beijing Games, but she is looking ahead to 2026 — and hoping that there isn’t a repeat of the events leading up to final […]
January 26, 2022
Two of the six camps that make up Camp Blue Star in Hendersonville, N.C. are called “Pioneer.” That pioneering spirit will be celebrated over Memorial Day weekend as Blue Star marks its 75th anniversary as the South’s first Jewish summer sleepaway camp. The camp was […]
January 24, 2022
By Rafael Medoff (Jewish Journal) — The death of Charles E. McGee last week occasioned an outpouring of tributes to the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black units of American military aviators of whom McGee was one of the last surviving members. What is not widely known […]
January 19, 2022
Members of the Presbyterian Church USA’s Israel Palestine Mission Network pose in front of Israel’s security barrier during one of their trips to the Holy Land. The graffiti on the barrier readers “PC (USA) stands with Palestine.” Photo: Twitter. From SJL and JNS reports Jewish […]
January 13, 2022
Last year, Gates of Prayer in Metairie held one of the first Covid-era festivals, with GatesFest taking place in parking lot pods as bands played all day. A larger GatesFest returns on March 27, and the lineup is headlined by multi-platinum artist X Ambassadors. In […]