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By Lee J. Green Beatles fans of several generations will “Come Together” to celebrate the Fab Four in Birmingham on Nov. 10 as “Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles presents The Best of Abbey Road Live” takes to the stage at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention […]

Hillel at Mississippi State University issued a statement on Oct. 26 that “strongly condemns” the use of Nazi imagery, especially swastikas, by those opposing the university’s Covid mask mandate and vaccine mandate for faculty. The Hillel executive board stated that as a “vowed” apolitical organization, […]

Herschel Walker, a GOP candidate running for a Senate seat in Georgia, signs copies of his book, “Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder.” Credit: Mary A. Lupo/Shutterstock. (JNS) — Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, a 59-year-old retired professional football player, canceled a […]

Also see: Expanding nationally, Jewish fertility group opening Birmingham office The Birmingham location of the Jewish Fertility Foundation will have its official launch party on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m., at Chabad of Alabama. The women-only reception will include wine and cheese, and desserts. Speakers […]

The online Jewish geography game Who Knows One comes full circle with a fundraising event to benefit the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. The Oct. 28 game will feature two rounds, one matching former ISJL Education Fellows, with the other involving current and former […]

Jay Tanenbaum passes the “ceremonial screwdriver” to Morris Mintz The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience was originally going to hold a grand opening weekend at the beginning of October, but the Covid resurgence led to the celebration being postponed. While a celebration will eventually […]

At Ramah Darom, the goal was “Stay Positive, Test Negative” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a paper on what it takes to have a successful summer camp experience in the age of Covid — and the study was entirely about the experiences […]

In 25 years, the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta has collected a lot of stories about Southern Jewry, many of which involve more than a bit of chutzpah. For its anniversary, the museum has assembled a collection of Georgia and Alabama Jewish artifacts […]

“After significant thought and deliberation,” Rabbi Joshua Pernick informed Metairie’s Beth Israel that he will not seek a renewal of his contract next summer, and will “take the next step on my life journey.” Pernick arrived in the summer of 2019 to lead the modern […]