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David and Lois Cohen, and Barry McNealy (BCRI photo) By Richard Friedman and Kiara Dunlap  An unlikely friendship between an older Jewish couple and a younger Black leader has sparked change in their communities — and transformed their lives. And if you know these three […]

By Richard Friedman It was an evening of poetry, purpose, passion and pain — and the unremitting power of a single voice. Most of all, it brought those there into a deeper understanding of the brutal tragedy that has befallen the people of Ukraine. Declaring […]

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on a state visit to Israel. Source: Twitter/Gov. Brian Kemp. (JNS) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp arrived in Israel over the weekend for a weeklong visit focused on strengthening economic ties between the southern U.S. state and Israel. He met with […]

Jonathan Van Ness does Dan Stein’s hair, including a beard shave and a uh, knee scrub. Courtesy of Netflix By Mira Fox (The Forward) — Dan Stein is a beloved figure in New Orleans. The NOLA subreddit is full of people not only drooling over […]

Because 6 million is a difficult number to conceptualize, the new Alabama Holocaust Education Center headquarters in Birmingham is focusing on a much smaller group. While teaching about the overall horrors of the Holocaust, the new center and museum highlights the stories of Holocaust survivors […]

File photo Ilse Goldberg, considered to be Mississippi’s last Holocaust survivor, died on April 4 in Greenwood. Born in Reichenbach, Germany, she moved to Breslau at age nine. Soon after, Nazi restrictions on Jews were introduced in the region. In November 1938, the Nazis came […]

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) speaks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, May 13, 2021. Source: Screenshot/C-SPAN. By Keila Lawrence A daughter. A wife. A mother. A proud Jewish woman. An American Maritime Hero. A two-term […]

Photo: DJ Corey By Lee J. Green The Broadway in Birmingham musical “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan” is close to the heart for actress Cami Taleisnik, who grew up in Argentina’s Jewish community. The show opens May 9 and runs […]

Cantor Jessica Roskin will be the interim cantor at Temple Beth El in Charlotte, N.C., this coming year. The 850-family congregation made the announcement on May 5 in an email from President Alan Kronovet, Rabbi Asher Knight and COO Jonathan Friedman. They said Roskin “will […]