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May 2014

Dr. Ralph Lupin, physician, attorney, philanthropist dies at 83

By JULI HART MILLER

DR. ELLIS RALPH LUPIN, M.D., a prominent New Orleans physician, philanthropist, attorney, civic leader and public servant, died Thursday morning, May 1, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 83.

A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans, Lupin leaves behind a legacy that touched — and will continue to touch — generations of New Orleanians. He served the community in many ways: as an OB/GYN who...

Philanthropist, physician, Ralph Lupin rites are planned

DR. RALPH LUPIN, a physician and philanthropist who oversaw the Lupin Foundation, died early today. Details at present are that funeral services will be held at Congregation Shir Chadash, 3737 West. Esplanade Ave in Metairie,  on Friday May 2 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service.

Rabbi Ethan Linden will officiate and burial will follow at Ahavas Shalom Cemetery,  4400 Elysian Fields...

J Street rejected by Conference of Presidents of Major American Organizations

By ALINA DAIN SHARON and SEAN SAVAGE

(JNS.org) — In what many observers will see as the de facto expression of mainstream U.S. Jewry’s outlook on J Street, members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Wednesday voted 22-17 (with three abstentions) to reject the membership application of the self-labeled “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby. J Street secured the votes of only about a third of the Conference’s...