Thursday, April 25th 2024 |
Frances Ellis Singerman died on Friday night in Chicago. Her funeral service will take place today at 10:00 a.m. at Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation, 3737 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie. Internment will follow immediately at Tikvat Shalom Cemetery located in Jefferson Memorial Gardesn in St. Rose.
She was predeceased by her son Philip and is survived by her daughter-in-law Sue, her daughter Barbara Singerman Fox (Danny) and her son Jerry...
The Crescent City Jewish News and Torah Academy have jointly announced the 1st Original Red Beans & Rice Cook-Off to be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of Torah Academy, 5210 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
“The idea is part-fun, part fundraiser,” explained CCJN marketing director Arlene Wieder. Competitive teams can be formed from any synagogue, brotherhood, sisterhood, or community...
Volunteers are desperately needed for this Sunday to assist the United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston (UOS) with picking up, moving and storing furniture for victims of last month’s floods in the densely Jewish section of the nation’s fourth largest city.
According to UOS volunteer coordinator Jenell Garner, anyone who can help move or deliver the furniture that has been donated to the victims, should contact her immediately at 713-408-4245 or...
One of the most popular family events takes place this Sunday afternoon at the Uptown JCC pool with the 11th annual Cardboard Boat Races from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
This year’s theme is “Navigate Your Way to the J.” Some of the awards that will be given out will be for the largest number of participants, the fastest ship that stays aloft and the “best sinking.” This poolside party is...
By BARBARA KAPLINSKY
Susan Kierr has been elected president of the Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) for a two-year term. Kierr succeeds June Leopold, who finishes a three-year stint as president.
“The achievements of an organization are the combined efforts of each individual,” Leopold said. “My thanks to all of you who shared this administration with me – – members who came together,...
Jewish community members are invited to attend a community-wide memorial service for James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, the three “Freedom Riders,” who were killed on the night of June 21, 1964.
Their murders became a rallying point for the Civil Rights movement, especially within the Jewish community as Goodman and Schwerner were Jews from New York, who had been working closely with Chaney, a Mississippi African-American. The...
In an attempt to avoid numerous scheduling conflicts in the fall such as the NFL season and hoping to establish a dedicated weekend in June, the Jewish Endowment of Louisiana is presenting its Annual Event this Sunday, June 14, at 12 noon, some six months earlier than previously held.
Executive director Sandy Levy is expected to welcome several hundred attendees to the Westin Canal Place Hotel with cocktails starting a...
Gates of Prayer president Michele Gelman announced the appointment this morning of a new temple administrator, Suzanne Stone. Stone, who has been living and working in her native Washington, D.C., has served in a variety of positions there as CFO, vice president or executive director of a number of non-profit organizations for the past two decades.
Stone has also been an active member in her synagogue, Congregation Beth...
AVODAH, the Jewish service corps, held its annual Partners in Justice luncheon on Sunday, April 19, honoring two community members who have made a difference in reporting on environmental issues or advocating for change to prevent possible future disasters.
Times Picayune environmental reporter and author Mark Schlefstein and Levees.org founder and civic activist Sandy Rosenthal were both selected for their contributions on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the...
The Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist organization, is playing host to a regional gathering of chapters this weekend.
Billed as the Big and Easy Super South Tri-Region Conference, the Shabbaton-centered weekend is mostly closed to all but Hadassah members and associates.
The three regional presidents Lee Kansas, Southern Region; Toby Parker, Southeastern Region; and Janice Bernstein, Southern Seaboard, will all be leading their respective delegations at...
