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Two North Shore brothers charged with supporting Hamas by feds

Two St. Tammany Parish brothers, Omar and Abdel Adhami, are in jail, facing federal charges after investigators alleged they helped raise and move more than $83,000 in support of Hamas.

Although the pair was arrested in September, federal court records...

Volunteers Needed for JCRS Hanukkah Wrap-a-thon on Sunday, October 18

Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) is seeking volunteers for its Oscar J. Tolmas Hanukkah Gift Program Wrap-a-thon on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Metairie JCC in the gymnasium, located at 3747...

JCRS College Scholarship Applications Due by June 30

The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS)offers need-based scholarships and no-interest loans to Jewish students in a seven-state region. Applicants who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas are eligible to apply. They may attend any accredited college...

NCJW installs new board officers for 2026-27 at closing event

By BARBARA KAPLINSKY

The Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)  held its Closing Event and Board Installation on May 31, 2026 at Touro Synagogue. 

Highlights included a keynote address by Jeanie Donovan, the director...

Hadassah to offer “Alive and Beating” seminar on transplants, organ donation

The Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah will be presenting an informative seminar on the ethical, emotional and cultural dimension of organ donation and transplantation.

Titled “Alive and Beating, The Power and Ethics of Transplant Medicine,”...

Women of Shir Chadash to present ‘Sunday Sessions’

The newly founded sisterhood group, Women of Shir Chadash (WSC),  is introducing ‘Sunday Sessions,’ a new series of intergenerational programs designed to educate and entertain adults and children alike.

The first of the series will take place next Sunday, June...

CCJN is nominated again for Press Club of New Orleans Awards

The Crescent City Jewish News is under consideration again for two major categories at the upcoming Press Club of New Orleans annual Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

Press Club president Doug Mouton made the announcements on Wednesday night at a...

Jewish Federation tops all others for Give NOLA Day

For the first time ever, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans secured the top spot for fundraising organizations in the important Most Dollars Raised category on GiveNOLA Day, this past Tuesday, May 5.

The Federation pulled in $324,351, out...

Israeli comedian Modi coming to NOLA for first time at the Orpheum

Modi, who like Madonna and Cher, goes by one just one name is  coming to New Orleans for the first time. Modi is the professional name of Modi Rosenfeld, an Israeli-American stand up comic and comedian, who was born in...

Brother of beloved former Beth Israel Rabbi Uri Topolosky killed in freak accident

Elik Topolosky, the youngest brother of former Beth Israel Rabbi Uri Topolosky, was killed in a freak accident in Virginia on Thursday morning, March 15, as he drove to work on the busy George Washington Parkway by a tree that...