By BARRI BRONSTON, Courtesy Tulane University Publications
Leaders from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and other Israeli universities are meeting this week with a delegation of American university presidents to exchange ideas and discuss opportunities for collaboration.
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“)
With both Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Jewish backgrounds, there is always more than casual interest in seeing any of their shows on Broadway, as is the case with the current...
The Oscar J. Tolmas L’Dor V’Dor Lobby was dedicated this week, an opportunity by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans to emphasize the importance of tzedekah (charity) and to recount the life, career and loves of Oscar Tolmas.
(JTA) — “The Band’s Visit,” a jewel-box musical based on an Israeli film about an Egyptian band stranded in a hardscrabble Negev town, won the 2018 Tony Award for best musical.
“The Band’s Visit” dominated its categories during the 72nd...
With grace, charm and her usual efficiency, Lazelle Alexander was honored by her fellow Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah members in a grand gesture granted only three times previously. By accepting the title of...
Cantor Azi Schwartz, one of the most highly-regarded and respected Jewish musicians and interpreters of cantorial music today, was the guest star at the dedication of the Uptown Jewish Community Center’s building on May 24.
(JNS.org) — A strange, startling and deeply unfamiliar sound was heard this week. A Trump tweet imploding, perhaps? Kim Jong-Un finally destroying his nuclear arsenal? A distant rumble from the Hawaii volcano?
