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...
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.
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...
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...
Debbie and Leon Pesses, a couple who has given tirelessly and continuously as part of their involvement in the Jewish community are being honored by Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (JFS) at their annual fundraising event.
