The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) held its annual Chanukah Wrap-a-thon on Sunday, October 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Goldring-Woldenberg Campus building at 3737 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
When the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans celebrated its centennial two years ago, it touted the remarkable influence of Julius Rosenwald as being responsible for the formation of the disparate local Jewish charities into one central...
By ALAN SMASON, Theatre Critic WYES-TV (“Steppin’ Out”)
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) realized the dream of its artistic director and maestro Dennis Assaf for a legitimate home stage with the opening of Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady”...
Rabbi Alexis Pinsky is out to prove that Thomas Wolfe was wrong, that you can go home again, or at least return to your spiritual home. With her radiant smile and raven tresses,...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. John Boehner, R-OH., the speaker of the House of Representatives, who played a key role in this year’s United States-Israel crisis, is stepping down.
Boehner’s resignation, confirmed by colleagues on Friday, comes as he is under...
After two years at the helm as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, retired attorney Morton Katz, elected to call in a doctor to continue caring for the organization in the coming two...
As rabbinic director of lifelong learning, Rabbi Todd Silverman is finding his new duties at Touro Synagogue as both exciting and challenging. Having just completed the first of his High Holidays roles as...
The ladies of Hadassah cooked their way into history on Labor Day, taking top honors in the 1st Original Red Beans & Rice Cook-Off sponsored by the Crescent City Jewish News. Judged by a celebrity trio of noted New Orleans...
Who will be the big winner today? The answer will be made known by the time that the 1st Original Red Beans & Rice Cook-Off gets underway today at 12 noon at Torah Academy, 5210 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
With a showing of both solemnity and celebration, a crowd of nearly 300 members of the Greater New Orleans Jewish community turned out for a “Katrina 10” observance at the close of the anniversary weekend.
