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Camp Judaea offers open house tonight at Beth Israel at 6:30

Camp Judaea, a sleep-away summer camp nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Hendersonville, North Carolina, is offering an informational open house for parents of interested youngsters who may be interested in attending the camp’s 2023 sessions.

The session begins...

LimmudFest New Orleans set for March 17-19 weekend

LimmudFest New Orleans has announced its dates for its next weekend of community worship, Jewish learning and other activities. The weekend-long series of events will begin with worship services on Friday night, March 17 at Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000...

JCRS holding second “Hanukkah Wrap-a-thon” this Sunday

The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) is doing it all over again this Sunday as it presents “Hanukkah Wrap-a-Thon #2” at Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000 W. Esplanade Ave. from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Wrappers are encouraged to help...

JWV Post holding Veterans Day events to honor Judge Sol & Jaqueline Gothard

The Ben Katz Post # 580 of the Jewish War Veterans is holding a series of events centered around the Veterans Day Holiday traditionally held on November 11. 

The night before, on Thursday, November 10, both former post commander...

Reservations closed for Hannah G. Solomon Award Luncheon on Monday

The Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) has closed reservations for the upcoming Hannah G. Solomon Award luncheon being held on Monday, Oct. 24, at the Audubon Tea Room.

Judy Barrasso, a local attorney...

JCRS ‘Hanukkah Wrap-a-Thon’ is this Sunday at 10 a.m.

The annual Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) “Hanukkah Wrap-a-Thon” will be held this Sunday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus, 3747 West Esplanade N. in Metairie.

Volunteers are need to wrap hundreds...

JCDS and JNF honor Jefferson firefighters with 9/11 plaque

The Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) in a unique partnership with the Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF)  made a special plaque presentation to Jefferson Parish Fire Station 18 as part of the school’s pre-9/11 memorial commemoration. The intent was to honor...

Local surgeon, researcher reminds men Sept. is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

September is not only the month that marks the return of fall and the onset of the High Holidays, says Dr. L. Spencer Krane, a urologist and assistant professor at the Tulane Schoof...

Two museum events open to celebrate Ken Burns ‘Holocaust’ and ‘Jews of the Wild West’ documentaries

Two museums – the National World War II Museum and the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, both in close proximity will host several showings of films of interest to the local Jewish community in the coming weeks.

WYES-TV (Channel...

Congregation Beth Israel marks 10th anniversary in permanent Metairie home

Congregation Beth Israel, the Modern Orthodox synagogue, is preparing to mark this Shabbat on the occasion of its 10th anniversary as a permanent presence in Metairie. Following the passage of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the drainage canal system,...