(JTA) — Israeli men’s gymnast Artem Dolgopyat took home the Olympic gold medal in floor exercise Sunday, giving Israel its second-ever gold in any Olympic event.
Born in Dnipro, Ukraine, Dolgopyat moved with his family to Israel...
Super Sunday returns this Sunday, August 1, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans’ greatest single fundraising event. Money raised from Super Sunday will aid Federation in its mission of support and its various programs.
(JTA) — The Jewish highlights of the Tokyo Olympics kicked off with Jewish basketball superstar Sue Bird serving as one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the opening ceremony, a huge honor.
Mark Rubin has been named the new executive director of Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS), becoming only the fourth leader of the Jewish social service agency since 1946.
A New Orleans native, Rubin was unanimously approved by a board vote...
(JTA) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the 2020 Olympics, even though they’re happening in 2021.
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans recently announced the hiring of Jimmy Stewart, a former member of law enforcement to take over the critical position of Community Security Director for the Greater New Orleans area. This hiring is part...
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“)
For its second production of “Freedom,” the National World War II Museum elected to bring in one of the people responsible for its development, the only non-Jew within its group of four...
(JTA) — A survey of U.S. Jewish voters taken after the Israel-Gaza conflict finds that a sizable minority believe some of the harshest criticisms of Israel, including that it is committing genocide and apartheid.
