Five Holocaust survivors who have made New Orleans their home for decades, a generation that is losing members exponentially due to old age and disease, were honored Thursday, December 20 in special ceremonies at the opening of...
FAIRFIELD, CT. (JTA) — It was a eulogy for a life that had only just begun. Veronique Pozner remembered her son Noah as a rambunctious, video-game loving “little man,” a boy with a perpetual smile and twinkly blue...
(Jewish Ideas Daily) — The year was 1987 when the Intifada started. Just after I had joined a Jerusalem judo club, our instructor told us he was going to make a change in our practice sessions:...
Jewish rock performer Rick Recht, took little time in making his charismatic presence known Monday night at the Jewish Community Center’s seventh annual Chanukah community event. He had hardly taken center stage when he insisted on the 3rd through 5th...
(Editor’s note: New Orleans Magazine has elevated Israeli-born chef Alon Shaya to its highest title of “Chef of the Year” in its most recent publication. The Crescent City Jewish News is proud to reprint this article through the courtesy of...
It’s been three years in the making, but, finally, Rabbi Morey Schwartz made it to New Orleans. The jovial rabbi and author’s job as director of curriculum and faculty development coordinator for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — How the United States treats the Palestinians’ new status as a non-member state at the United Nations depends on how Palestinians plan to use it — as cudgel or outstretched hand.
Louisiana’s entire United States Senate delegation was on hand on Sunday as the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, along with participation from every local religious institution, gathered at the Uptown Jewish Community Center to express solidarity with the State...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began at 9 p.m. local time. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced the agreement Wednesday evening in Cairo. It went into effect at...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bus exploded in Tel Aviv in what police are describing as a terrorist attack. At least 21 people were injured in Wednesday’s blast, according to a spokesman at Sourasky Medical Center – Ichilov Hospital. The bus...
