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January 4, 2009

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Knoxville synagogues vandalized during Gaza operations

In Knoxville, Tenn., both local synagogues were vandalized during the past week. According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, four of six stained glass windows were broken by thrown rocks at Temple Beth El, and rocks were also thrown at Heska Amuna Synagogue but did little more […]

December 17, 2008

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Cafe du Monde beignets now kosher

Just in time for Chanukah, a signature taste of New Orleans is now kosher. Following a year-long effort by a determined rabbi, Café du Monde has been certified as officially kosher by the Louisiana Kashrut Committee. Beignets made in all six establishments throughout the city […]

December 15, 2008

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Jacobs Camp announces 40th anniversary events

The Henry S. Jacobs Camp announced that a major part of the camp’s 40th anniversary celebration next summer will be a concert by Dan Nichols and E18hteen, featuring favorite camp songs from across the years. The concert will be on Aug. 8 in conjunction with […]

December 10, 2008

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Hadassah cancels 2009 national convention in New Orleans

When Hadassah, the women’s Zionist organization of America, announced that its 2009 annual convention would be held in New Orleans, it was seen as a boost for a city trying to rebuild its tourism and convention business, and for a Jewish community trying to replenish […]

September 18, 2008

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Dothan initiative draws national attention

An initiative to bring Jews to Dothan became a media sensation in early September. In June, Blumberg Family Jewish Community Services of Dothan started advertising in a handful of Jewish newspapers across the country, touting an incentive package of up to $50,000 for up to […]

September 4, 2008

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Jewish New Orleans undergoing tremendous transformation

Interfaith partners from the Isaiah Funds project stand in front of a New Orleans home renovated with money from the fund. By Gail Naron Chalew NEW ORLEANS (JTA) — Three years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the face of Jewish New Orleans is […]

September 3, 2008

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Getting Back to Normal in New Orleans

After the menace of Hurricane Gustav, residents are making their way back to the New Orleans area, and Jewish institutions are planning to reopen this weekend. Michael Weil, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, returned yesterday after riding out the storm […]

August 31, 2008

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Bracing for Gustav

Myron Goldberg, center, president of Congregation Beth Israel, conducts a memorial Mincha service Friday, Aug. 29, to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, at the old Beth Israel synagogue on Canal Blvd in New Orleans. Photo by Alexander Barkoff. For the New Orleans Jewish […]

August 18, 2008

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Alabama rabbi asked to give Republican convention invocation

Rabbi Ira Flax, a retired military chaplain now living in Birmingham, has been asked to give the invocation during the Wednesday session of the Republican National Convention. The convention will be Sept. 1 to 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Flax said he was asked to deliver […]