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‘Mr. Basketball’ puts Israel on the map

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

While some refer to him as “Mr. Basketball,” Tal Brody is frankly more insistent that he should rather be known as “the man who put Israel on the map.” The map he refers...

MernaLyn brings her ’10 Second Diet’ to NOLA

By ALAN SMASON

For those who thought “The Ten Second Diet” was just about the proper foods to eat and ways to slim down, author MernaLyn has news for you. Yes, her book will help people lose weight, but readers...

NCJW honors Scott, Marjorie Cowen

By KAREN LOZINSKI, Special to the CCJN

The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) held its annual Hannah G. Solomon Award luncheon Monday, Feb. 3, honoring retiring Tulane president Scott Cowen and his wife Marjorie for their commitment to the...

Limmudfest NOLA set for March 7-9

Organizers of Limmudfest New Orleans are putting the finishing touches on an expanded series of Jewish adult education events that will for the first time incorporate Shabbat worship as a part of its core. This will be the third time...

Producer of ‘Golda’s Balcony’ is proud Zionist

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

Producer David Fishelson is not a household name to most theater lovers, but he holds the record for producing the longest-running one-woman show ever to run on the Great White Way, “Golda’s Balcony.”...

AVODAH executive director makes stop here

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

Marilyn Sneiderman, the executive director of AVODAH, the Jewish Service Corps, left her well-appointed offices in Washington, D.C. to make her way to the more modest AVODAH House and office in New Orleans...

Ariel Sharon (1928-2014)

Ariel “Arik” Sharon, the former prime minister and Israeli soldier who was blamed for massacres in the Israeli-Lebanon crisis, was considered the single figure responsible for the second Infitada in 2000 and, ultimately, led Israel out of Gaza in 2005,...

Uptown Btesh Chabad House formally named

After years of planning, a move to another temporary location and the gutting and reconstruction of the Chabad House on Freret Street, the Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana organization formally dedicated and named its new home on Tuesday night, January 7.

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JCC to offer 6-week screenwriting course

By DEAN M. SHAPIRO, Special to the CCJN

Ever dreamed of writing a screenplay that becomes a blockbuster film? If so (and if you have a story you think could be a Hollywood box office hit), the Jewish Community Center...

Sharon’s condition worsens due to blood infection

(JTA) — Ariel Sharon’s medical condition further deteriorated following a blood infection and multiple organ failure.

Prof. Ze’ev Rotstein, the director of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, said at a press conference Friday morning that over the past 24...