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October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012
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This year’s JCC Book Festival in New Orleans will feature three major programs the week of Nov. 4. The festival, held in conjunction with Jewish Book Month, includes a JCC Bookstore, which is open weekdays from Nov. 5 to 9, and during the Book Fair […]
October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012
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This month’s Jewish Book and Arts Fair in Houston is now available throughout the South and beyond, thanks to a new initiative of the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston and The Federation of Greater Houston. Houston Jewish Live is a new portal for […]
October 22, 2012
October 22, 2012
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When he was nine years old, Theodore Ross, his brother and his mother moved from New York City to Mississippi, where she enrolled him in an Episcopal school, brought him to church and told him to leave behind his New York Jewish identity. He continued […]
October 19, 2012
October 19, 2012
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The question is often posed: What will happen when there are no more Holocaust survivors to bear witness to the past? That question became more poignant this week in New Orleans, as two survivors, both of whom were active in telling their stories across the […]
October 18, 2012
October 18, 2012
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For the first time, the Fred and Brenda Friedman Family Jewish Food Festival will be in October this year. Held at the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham, the festival will be Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food Festival Director Betty Habshey […]
October 17, 2012
October 17, 2012
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Nathan Glick, who had an illustration career spanning over 90 years, died on Monday in Birmingham at the age of 100. His best-known work, aside from his combat artistry in World War II, is the set of bronze doors at the Alabama Department of Archives […]
October 11, 2012
October 11, 2012
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The Bart family, active in so many New Orleans and regional causes, will receive the Tzedakah Award from the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana at its annual event on Oct. 28. JEF President Charles A. (Rusty) Levy III said “The New Orleans Jewish community, and […]
October 10, 2012
October 10, 2012
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Running for office wasn’t originally Dana Kaplan’s idea, but she has embraced it. In mid-July, a group formed “Draft Dana Kaplan for District B” on the New Orleans city council, and started gathering signatures to have her put on the ballot for next month’s special […]
October 5, 2012
October 5, 2012
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On Oct. 20, around 16,000 people will crowd Linn Park in downtown Birmingham for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and one of the largest delegations will once again be Team Kate Has Hope. Team Kate is named after Karen Nomberg, who […]