The Crescent City Jewish News, a website and information portal designed to meet the needs of the Greater New Orleans Jewish community, was recently admitted to the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) as a full-fledged member. The AJPA is a 46-year-old professional organization representing nearly 250 English language newspapers, magazines and individual writers throughout the United States and Canada. The CCJN is the only Louisiana-based publication to be so recognized...
The Crescent City Jewish News, a website dedicated to the dissemination of news and information for the benefit of the Greater New Orleans Jewish community, is now a reality. After two years of development Alan Smason, the editor of the new enterprise expressed delight that the website can now be shared with fellow New Orleanians and others. “The CCJN will serve as a clearinghouse for traditional news and features articles,”...
Nearly five years ago during the dark, uncertain days following Hurricane Katrina, Mitchell Mintz, the president of Hurwitz Mintz Furniture company, was, understandably, skittish and apprehensive. It was a period that should have threatened the survival of his now 85-year-old furniture company.
Ensconsed in the safety of a Dallas suburb, where he, his wife Christie and daughter Cheryl had evacuated, Mintz received reports from employees and friends that confirmed his...
