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May 3, 2012
May 3, 2012
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“Treme,” the HBO series set in post-Katrina New Orleans, will be filming a Bar Mitzvah scene in Metairie on May 9, and the producers have sent out a call for extras. They need volunteers, including families and children ages 13 and up with a parent, […]
May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012
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The Birmingham Sister Cities Commission has won Sister Cities International’s 2011 Best Overall Program Award for a city with a population between 100,001 and 300,000, with several initiatives involving the relationship with Israeli sister city Rosh Ha’Ayin cited. The award recognizes sister city programs that […]
April 29, 2012
April 29, 2012
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For those in the Birmingham area looking to “buy Israel,” the effort just got a lot easier, in one sense. The Eastwood Festival Center on Crestwood Boulevard, home to a Home Depot and The Edge 12 movie theater, was just acquired by Mark Gold of […]
April 29, 2012
April 29, 2012
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Delmon Young, who was born in Montgomery and currently plays outfield for the Detroit Tigers, was arrested in New York City on Friday morning after what is being described as a drunken anti-Semitic tirade and assault. He was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court, charged with […]
April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012
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One year ago today, a series of dozens of tornadoes caused a wide path of destruction through many areas of Alabama. Almost 250 were killed. Recovery efforts are ongoing, with Jewish groups from across the country coming to help rebuild homes near Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. […]
April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012
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On May 23, culinary historian Michael Twitty of the Washington D.C. area will embark on a two-month journey through the South that will explore his family history through food. In what he is calling the Southern Discomfort Tour, he plans to visit plantations where his […]
April 26, 2012
April 26, 2012
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By Allison Good Special to Southern Jewish Life Attendees to this March’s J Street conference in Washington were surprised by the appearance of Barukh Binah, the Netanyahu government’s deputy chief of mission to Israel’s embassy in Washington. Binah was among many Israelis who spoke at […]
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Birmingham’s Collat Jewish Family Services will hold its annual Hands Up Together gala on May 3 in the inaugural community event for the new Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. The venue has 150 more seats than previous Hands Up […]
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012
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Celebrations in Birmingham and New Orleans will salute Israel’s 64th birthday this month. In Birmingham, the Birmingham Jewish Federation’s Israel Connections Committee and the Levite Jewish Community Center will present a community celebration on April 22 at the soccer field. The event will begin at […]