Amy Ephron was born to write. The youngest of four daughters of famous screenwriters and producers Henry and Phoebe Ephron (“Carousel” and “Desk Set”), Ephron, like her other successful siblings – Nora, Delia and Hallie...
Four members of the Bart family will receive the Tzedakah Award, the highest honor of the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana (JEF), at the JEF’s Annual Event this Sunday morning, October 28, at 11:30 a.m. Slated to receive the coveted...
When the centennial of Hadassah was celebrated this week in ceremonies across Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel, New Orleans was very well represented. Roselle Middleberg Ungar, a member of the National Hadassah board, was there, coordinating all the bus schedules...
By ALAN SMASON, Portions courtesy The Cleveland Jewish News
At age 33, Kyril Zlotnikov considers himself very lucky. He has lived through the devastating effects of the worst nuclear plant disaster in history, immigrated to Israel while barely in his...
This past April, at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theater, a few hours from the Hollywood Hills home where Ryan Rabin grew up, a crowd of teen and 20-something fans of his band Grouplove cheered...
The New Orleans Jewish Day School officially became the Community Day School in brief ceremonies at the Metairie Goldring-Woldenberg Campus it calls home. A crowd of 100 students, parents, teachers and community leaders gathered to listen to remarks by head...
Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Dahlia Topolosky, Psy.D., a licensed psychologist, are teaming up again for the third consecutive year to bring relief to stressed, troubled and tired parents through the New Orleans Parents Club (NOPC). For a minimal fee...
The joint meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and the Jewish Endowment Foundation (JEF) of Louisiana signaled the start of the recognition of a century of progress in Jewish New Orleans.
Aside from the several meaningful presentations...
As the Jewish year 5772 draws to a close, we at the Crescent City Jewish News and JTA, the news service of the Jewish people, are compelled to review some of the highlights on the...
Because of the circumstance of her birth as a twin, Eva Mozes Kor is alive today. Ironically, though, it was because of her status as a twin that she and her 10-year-old twin sister Miriam were subjected...
