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By Richard Friedman  A little engine that could is turning into a locomotive that can, which is all the better for Israel and the Jewish people. The Atlanta Israel Coalition, which began as an idea in Atlantan Cheryl Dorchinsky’s head and an aching in her […]

A still from the PBS documentary “Til Kingdom Come.” Credit: PBS. By Dexter Van Zile (CAMERA.org) — A documentary critical of Israel and its Christian supporters in the United States scheduled to appear on PBS stations on March 29, the second day of Passover, includes […]

Last year, one of the last major in-person events in the New Orleans Jewish community was the annual Jewish Children’s Regional Service Roots gala. With pandemic restrictions still in place for this year, when the fundraising committee was brainstorming ideas for its 2021 virtual gala, […]

Joel Rotenstreich oversees planting of the new Anne Frank Tree at Kelly Ingram Park last December. Photo by David Gonnerman Though this year’s state commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day will be online, having that platform will make the event one of the more comprehensive since […]

Israel’s flag football team. Credit: American Football in Israel. By Josh Hasten (JNS) — The International Federation of American Football has selected Israel to host the Flag Football World Championships at the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem from Dec. 6 to 8. The three-day […]

Since 1991, Touro Synagogue in New Orleans has marked the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in its own unique style every April, holding Jazz Fest Shabbat with the traditional Shabbat evening liturgy set to jazz tunes, with a noted musical guest. Last year, as […]

Image courtesy Alabama-Israel Task Force On March 12, the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Export Alabama Alliance announced that they will host a virtual trade mission to Israel on May 10 to 12, in preparation for an in-person trade mission to Tel Aviv and […]

Ron Rich, center, with his four children. By Richard Friedman A year along, the struggles of the Covid-19 pandemic are being felt by Jewish communities throughout the Deep South — from New Orleans to Birmingham and points in between, from individuals who have recovered from […]

When will live music festivals return to New Orleans? According to Gates of Prayer in Metairie, on April 25. The congregation is hosting GatesFest, a Covid-safe music and art festival. The event will feature two stages and an art village. The music acts will alternate […]