June 13, 2021
Ned Goldberg, who, since 1988, has served as executive director of the Jewish Regional Children’s Service (JCRS), an agency that serves a seven-state area in the Mid-South, will be retiring in early 2022.
Since relocating from from South Florida, Goldberg has become the public face of JCRS, overseeing the organization as it expanded its existing programs intended to help special needs children and to provide financial relief for Jewish families...
June 06, 2021
The National World War II Museum, originally founded as the National D-Day Museum, will be holding virtual and in-person events throughout the day.
Activities recalling the 77th anniversary of the historic landing on the beaches of Normandy and the 21st anniversary of the founding of the museum will commence at 9:00 a.m. when the museum opens its doors.
Scarf giveaways for veterans from the Knit Your Bit collective, an association...
June 04, 2021
The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) will be providing Chanukah gifts to Jewish youth from families who are experiencing financial difficulties in seven state area. The states are Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
Each child or youth receives eight small gifts: one for each night of Chanukah. Gifts are selected, and assigned to applicants as early as June. Families indicate on the gift application their children’s general...
June 04, 2021
Gail Fenton Pesses became president of the Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) at the organization’s Closing Event and Installation reception on May 23.
Pesses took over after Susan Hess delivered her report on the previous year as the outgoing president.
Before she left office, Hess also presented the President’s Award to Dana Shepard and Kathy Shepard in a special ceremony. The award is...
May 16, 2021
Limmud New Orleans, the group responsible for the bi-annual Limmudfest New Orleans Jewish learning sessions will be offering free online and in-person education opportunities today, prior to the onset of the Shavuot holiday.
“Step Into Shavuot ” is a joint project with Limmud with Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation and Congregation Beth Israel. The event will be held today, Sunday, May 16th from 3-5 p.m. CDT.
May 12, 2021
By ALAN SMASON
New Orleans authorities breathed a sigh of relief after a freak EF0 tornado with winds of 85 m.p.h. moved from west to east across the city of New Orleans, but left only damaged homes and cars and downed trees and power lines in its wake.
No injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the storm, which the National Weather Service service said first hit the...
May 05, 2021
By ALAN SMASON
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans continued its consistent status as one of the top money makers for GiveNOLA Day with a third place finish behind top recipient Louise McGehee School and the second place Ogden Museum of Art.
Federation pulled in $221,219 from 221 unique donors. McGehee School led the friendly competition with $324,980 from 922 unique individuals, while the Ogden Museum raised the second...
April 18, 2021
Rabbi Mendel Rivkin announced a new Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) course, which will be offered with options for either in-person on online learning.
The course will be offered over a period of six Wednesday afternoon or evening sessions from 3-4 p.m. online or from 7 – 8:30 p.m. for in-person gatherings from April 28 through June 7.
In person gatherings will be held at the Btesh Family Chabad House, 7037...
April 18, 2021
The Mystique of Mah Jongg, the exotic game of tiles with bams, cracks, dots, dragons, winds, flowers, and the most coveted tile of all: the elusive joker, will be presented on Zoom by the Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 pm.
Renee Zack, an NCJW member for the past 44 years, has been a Mah Jongg teacher at the...
March 13, 2021
The Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana (JEF) and the New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will sponsor the first of a three-part virtual series on Wednesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m..
This three-part series will be shown via Zoom and will feature the the film “From the Second Wave to the Tidal...
