It’s been almost 63 years since Kurt Weill died, yet his mark as a composer of music in his native Europe and his adopted homeland of America is still legendary. Many of his works have joined the...
Cantor Joel Colman, who has been a source of spiritual inspiration at Temple Sinai with his deep and profound bass-baritone voice, gets an opportunity to inspire opera goers as well when he makes his debut with the...
With a nod to the Jewish comics, comedians and writers of the past, the Jewish Childrens Regional Service (JCRS) looked to the future on Saturday night as it presented the Jewish Roots of Comedy major event at Harrah’s Casino in...
Two of the hippest Jews in jazz will join forces this weekend at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in the persons of pianist Michael Wolff and bass player Jeff Berlin. Wolff and Berlin, who have known each other...
MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel (JTA) — At first glance, the identification cards of young Druze men looked identical to those of any Israeli, with a number, photo, name and address. The only difference is...
The Jewish Music Forum (JMF) opened its two-day scholarly conference, “From Europe to New Orleans: Jewish Music Past and Present” at Tulane University last night with a free concert of Jewish liturgical music at the Dixon Hall recital hall. Professor...
Tulane University will serve as the host conference site for the Jewish Music Forum titled “From Europe to New Orleans: Jewish Music Past and Present.” It all begins with a free concert at Tulane’s Dixon Recital Hall of 19th and...
It was a good day for Ruth Kullman on Monday. That was the day she was honored by her fellow National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) peers and by a procession of local officials, but most especially...
The festival of Purim began at sundown Saturday night with major celebrations held in Metairie and New Orleans. A joint Purim celebration between Conservative Congregation Shir Chadash and Orthodox Congregation Beth Israel was held at Shir Chadash, the second such...
By BARRI BRONSTON, Courtesy Tulane University Publications
Israel is nearly 7,000 miles from Tulane University, but Ron Marks, dean of the School of Social Work, could think of no better place to study trauma than a land that lives with traumatic...
