(JNS.org) – Tulane University canceled an in-person lecture, slated for Thursday night, with Dr. Salman Khan, associate professor of medicine at Columbia University, titled “Israel’s weaponization of infectious diseases in Gaza.”
Led by a legal challenge filed by the Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), non-profit organizations achieved a major victory last week when a federal court permanently struck down a Trump administration ban that...
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a rabbi whose family of rabbis extends back a millennium and the subject and star of the documentary “Sabbath Queen,” is enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of New Orleans this weekend.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...
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...
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...
