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The Touro Infirmary Foundation will kick off its 30th anniversary and a two-year campaign at the annual Touro Infirmary Foundation Gala, “The Beach Ball,” Nov. 2 at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Gary Glynn, a pioneer for physical medicine and rehabilitation in New […]

The South-Central Region of the Anti-Defamation League will honor the Bissinger-Timm family and Stephen Hales at the annual A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Awards dinner, Oct. 30 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. There will also be a special recognition of Entergy for the […]

In March 2018, nearly 400 participated in “Big Tent Jewish Learning” at the biennial New Orleans LimmudFest. The weekend of learning, arts, culture and spirituality returns next year, from March 20 to 22. LimmudFest is part of a global movement inspired by the idea that […]

As the reservations deadline approaches for the Henry S. Jacobs Camp 50th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans, over 200 camp friends and alumni from 27 states have signed up for the weekend. The Utica, Miss., Reform summer camp will celebrate its history starting on Nov. […]

As the Jewish community enters the year 5780 on the Hebrew calendar, Jewish institutions in the Birmingham area and beyond are emphasizing the future. The Birmingham Jewish Foundation, the Temple Beth-El Foundation and the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund of Temple Emanu-El are joining forces, starting […]

Cantor Jessica Roskin leading Simchat Torah services in 2017. Photo by Rabbi Barry Altmark. Less than two weeks before the High Holy Days, the Birmingham Jewish community was stunned by the sudden resignation of Cantor Jessica Roskin, who has been at Temple Emanu-El for 20 […]

Three months after abruptly shutting its doors, the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., has announced that it will reopen for the 2020-21 academic year, though under a new name and with a more diverse student body. In a Sept. 16 statement, the new board […]

As the school year ended at Fresno State University for Birmingham’s Olivia Mannon, “little did I know I’d be coming away with a lot of great relationships and a silver medal” after representing Israel on the world stage. The rising senior for Fresno State’s lacrosse […]

Shawn Barney, managing director of CLB Porter Development, LLC in New Orleans, was named to the inaugural class of the Civil Society Fellowship. The Fellowship is a partnership of the Aspen Institute and the Anti-Defamation League, building a “next generation of leaders” in a belief that […]