March 24, 2021

6MillionSteps social media campaign promotes Holocaust awareness

People walk toward the National Mall and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC this past weekend as part of the Israeli-American Council’s global #SixMillionSteps campaign. Credit: Inbal More Photography. Tulane Hillel is among 15 organizations nationally that is partnering with the Israeli-American Council on a social […]
March 24, 2021

Metairie’s Shir Chadash offers its Jazz Seder online

Since large in-person gatherings are still discouraged because of Covid, Shir Chadash in Metairie is making its annual All-Star New Orleans Jazz Seder available online for congregants and others around the world to enjoy as part of their individual Passover celebrations. Held regularly since 2008 […]
March 22, 2021

Ignoring death threats, new Israel organization has far-reaching effects

By Richard Friedman  A little engine that could is turning into a locomotive that can, which is all the better for Israel and the Jewish people. The Atlanta Israel Coalition, which began as an idea in Atlantan Cheryl Dorchinsky’s head and an aching in her […]
March 21, 2021

CAMERA: “Til Kingdom Come” documentary doctored footage

A still from the PBS documentary “Til Kingdom Come.” Credit: PBS. By Dexter Van Zile (CAMERA.org) — A documentary critical of Israel and its Christian supporters in the United States scheduled to appear on PBS stations on March 29, the second day of Passover, includes […]
March 19, 2021

Virtual JCRS gala will feature preview of Trestman’s Orphans’ Home book

Last year, one of the last major in-person events in the New Orleans Jewish community was the annual Jewish Children’s Regional Service Roots gala. With pandemic restrictions still in place for this year, when the fundraising committee was brainstorming ideas for its 2021 virtual gala, […]
March 18, 2021

Replanted Anne Frank Tree to be re-dedicated at Alabama Holocaust commemoration

Joel Rotenstreich oversees planting of the new Anne Frank Tree at Kelly Ingram Park last December. Photo by David Gonnerman Though this year’s state commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day will be online, having that platform will make the event one of the more comprehensive since […]
March 16, 2021

Israel hosting flag football qualifier for Birmingham 2022 World Games

Israel’s flag football team. Credit: American Football in Israel. By Josh Hasten (JNS) — The International Federation of American Football has selected Israel to host the Flag Football World Championships at the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem from Dec. 6 to 8. The three-day […]
March 15, 2021

30 Years of Shabbat Jazz: Touro Synagogue plans Jazz Fest CD

Since 1991, Touro Synagogue in New Orleans has marked the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in its own unique style every April, holding Jazz Fest Shabbat with the traditional Shabbat evening liturgy set to jazz tunes, with a noted musical guest. Last year, as […]
March 14, 2021

Alabama prepping for Israel trade mission with virtual event in May

Image courtesy Alabama-Israel Task Force On March 12, the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Export Alabama Alliance announced that they will host a virtual trade mission to Israel on May 10 to 12, in preparation for an in-person trade mission to Tel Aviv and […]