On the ignoble anniversaries of the twin landfalls of Hurricanes Katrina and Issac, the New Orleans Jewish community mobilized for action to help rain-soaked sister city Houston recover from record setting floods brought about by Hurricane Harvey.
(JTA) — Dozens of Jewish families in Houston were either evacuated or moved to the second floors of their homes due to flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, the local Jewish Family Service said.
For only the second time in his life, Pontchartrain Astronomy Society president Barry Simon, caught sight of a rare total solar eclipse this past Monday, August 21, and the first totally American eclipse in 99 years.
Six members and an additional representative of the East Jefferson Interfaith Clergy Association (EJICA) addressed a crowd of several hundred people at Congregation Beth Israel on Monday, August 21, calling for a unified...
(JTA) — Comedian and filmmaker Jerry Lewis, known for his work with singer-actor Dean Martin and his four decades of hosting the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, has died.
Lewis, best known for his starring role in “The Nutty Professor,” died Sunday...
(JTA) — Stephen Bannon, whose advice to President Donald Trump was that “darkness is good,” was thrust out into the light of the sunshiny day enveloping Washington, D.C., on Friday: He is no longer Trump’s strategic adviser.
(JTA) — A van plowed through a crowd of people on Barcelona’s main shopping street, reportedly killing at least 13 people and injuring over 50 others. The driver is still missing, according to authorities, who continue their manhunt for him.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Amid a furor over his delay in denouncing a white supremacists’ rally in specific terms, President Donald Trump condemned the “racist violence” at the Charlottesville event and declared that “racism is evil.”
(JTA) — About a dozen Zionist feminist activists participated in SlutWalk Chicago despite opposition to their presence.
The new Zioness group had announced that it would join in the annual demonstration Saturday against sexual violence to promote the idea that Zionism and...
