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From left to right, Lt. Col. R. Robert Bartran III, Rabbi Aaron A. Rozovsky, Michele Schipper, Major Terry Adair. Photo by Rachel Glazer, courtesy Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life On June 24, the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life’s annual education conference had an […]

A schedule of events has been set throughout the weekend of June 28 to mark the 120th anniversary of B’nai Israel in Pensacola, the sixth-oldest Jewish congregation in the state. The weekend will culminate in a June 30 concert featuring Pensacola native Cantor Moshe Bear […]

On June 11, an unexpected email shocked the American Jewish community as the American Hebrew Academy announced the “end of the Academy Era” after an “18-year dream.” The email from the school’s chief executive officer, Glenn Drew, stated that “Due to insufficient growth in enrollment […]

When members of the Ware County High School chorus heard that the only synagogue in Waycross, Ga., had been vandalized, memories of performing there each year for the Morris Jacobson Brotherhood Ceremony spurred them to action. On June 7, dozens of students and other community […]

 In 2017, Rep. Valarie Hodges addressed Louisiana’s 50th anniversary celebration of the reunification of Jerusalem, at the Capitol in Baton Rouge. A year after Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued an executive order forbidding state agencies from doing business with companies that participate in boycotts […]

B’nai Israel in Pensacola announced a change of venue for the congregation’s 120th anniversary concert on June 30. The event will now be in the congregation’s sanctuary. The concert will feature Pensacola native Cantor Moshe Bear, musical director of HaZamir Long Island and hazzan of […]

An 11-year-old girl in Murfreesboro is being commended for speaking out as classmates persisted in doing Nazi salutes in school, and the school has decided to discontinue a program that sparked the controversy. When the girl told classmates to stop doing the Nazi salutes, she […]

Six months after Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards led a trade mission to Israel, two major deals with Israeli firms were signed, involving central and northwest Louisiana. Delek US, the American operations of Israel’s Delek energy conglomerate, announced on May 23 that it will invest […]

A campaign has begun to establish the first Fisher House in Louisiana, on the site of the New Orleans VA Hospital. Fisher Houses are places where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving medical treatment. Since the […]