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Members of the Jewish community in New Orleans who are in need due to economic stresses of the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for the Jewish Community COVID-19 Emergency Financial Assistance Program. “Stability bridge grants” of up to $2,500 will be available for those “who […]

by G. Michael Horwitz I am a staff Chaplain at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, the largest medical system in the state of Alabama and the only level 1 trauma center in the state, with patients every day from over 10 different states. […]

For those in the Greater New Orleans Jewish community, a Jewish Community Response Volunteer Initiative is being launched to assist those in the community who have needs during the coronavirus shutdown. The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans […]

Volunteers and staff assemble lunches at the Levite Jewish Community Center With most facilities and programs at the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, the usually-bustling hallways are mostly quiet. But while JCCs in Nashville and New Orleans have had […]

Michael Saag, world renowned AIDS researcher and expert on infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a member of Birmingham’s Jewish community, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. In an announcement to the UAB community, University President Ray Watts said […]

With a proliferation of small Seders this year, due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 response, the Conn family in Birmingham hopes that there will be a Flower for Hadar on many more tables this year. The Conns launched the project five years ago, not […]

Both locations of the Jewish Community Center in New Orleans will be closing for two weeks, effective at 5 p.m. today, according to an announcement made mid-day today. The JCC board “unanimously” voted to take the measure last night. Originally, today was to be the […]

Most recent update: March 20, 4:18 p.m. With COVID-19 cases spreading, Jewish communities in the region are reacting with an abundance of caution, and numerous events have been cancelled or postponed, including Shabbat services. This is a list of events that have been cancelled, or […]

A 20-year-old Jefferson Parish man with a history of Nazi-style social media posts has been arrested and charged with the September 2018 antisemitic graffiti vandalism of Northshore Jewish Congregation in Mandeville. On March 10, Caine Zander Brown was arrested at his home in Jefferson and […]