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Arnie Fielkow at the Federation’s Super Sunday earlier this year While Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans CEO Arnie Fielkow will be battling a “rather significant health challenge” in the coming months, he said the Federation’s activities will “continue without interruption.” In an Aug. 23 […]

The National Leadership Center in Ariel On the surface, the news should have been something to be celebrated after years of hard work. On Aug. 19, Israel’s Ministry of Education announced an allocation of 1 million shekels for programs at the National Leadership Center in […]

At the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Jo Ivester meets Hezekiah Watkins, who at age 13 was mistaken for a Freedom Rider in 1961 and was sent to Parchman Prison. An ardent civil rights worker, he was arrested over 100 times during the 1960s, and in […]

Rubin Hanan outside the Penny Profit store The legacy of beloved seasoning blends from the Hanan family of Montgomery continues to expand, as Mis’ Rubin’s Magic works its way around the region. Julia and Rubin Hanan, who were part of Montgomery’s Sephardic community, owned the […]

While “A Life of Meaning: Embracing Reform Judaism’s Sacred Path” contains 56 pieces about different aspects of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Dana Kaplan says the book is not “what Reform Judaism says about…” Kaplan, who has served as rabbi of Springhill Avenue Temple in Mobile, edited […]

With a large Jewish student population, Tulane University has always had close ties with Israeli institutions. In June, Tulane President Michael Fitts made his first visit to Israel as part of a 17-member delegation of university presidents, seeking to further boost bilateral academic research and […]

While there may not be 76,468 people attending the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans’ Annual Celebration this year, it will still be a Superdome-sized event. The Oct. 10 celebration will be held on the field of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, starting at 6:30 p.m. The […]

Rabbi Jeffrey Kurtz-Lendner at the Chanukah ceremony in the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, December 2016. Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson announced that Rabbi Jeffrey Kurtz-Lendner has requested not to have his contract, which ends in the summer of 2019, renewed. In a letter to the congregation, […]

Sam Baker of Scottsdale, Ariz. made his book debut in April, penning a story that was inspired from his childhood in Clarksdale, Miss. “It’s been fun writing” the book, “The Silly Adventures of Petunia and Herman the Worm,” he said. The 95-year-old author then added, […]