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Nicholas Lemann reflects on his unique Jewish upbringing, Louisiana roots and more in new novel
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (907+ words) Nicholas Lemann's new book, "Returning," explores his family's German Jewish roots and the evolution of his family's faith over three centuries." Nicholas Lemann, New Orleans native and writer for The New Yorker, author of "Returning." As the son of German…...
Editorial: Ash Wednesday reminds of why it's good to start anew
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (378+ words) Editor's note: This editorial, slightly modified, has appeared on previous Ash Wednesdays in this newspaper. To get a "black mark," we understand from the common lexicon, isn't a good thing " except on Ash Wednesday, when many Christians observe the beginning…...
$31 M renovation transforming landmark Jerusalem Temple into megachurch nearly done after 7 years
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1102+ words) When Mandeville-based Church of the King embarked on ambitious plans in 2018 to renovate the Jerusalem Temple on St. Charles Avenue and convert the historic building into a worship center, church leaders had hoped to be finished by Christmas, 2019. More than…...
Quin Hillyer: As Yom Kippur arrives, the Western world should atone for antisemitism
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (355+ words) Rabbi Peretz Kazen shows the wine glass use in the drinking of four glasses of wine as he prepares for seder at Chabad, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. In any honest discussion of faith in the modern world, there…...
'Merely tolerated, violently persecuted:' new book explores history of Southern Jews
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (769+ words) Shari Rabin, author of "The Jewish South" Charleston, South Carolina, it might come as a surprise, was once the center of Jewish life and culture in the United States, hosting the nation's largest population of Jews " numbering around 800 in the…...
Museum of Southern Jewish Experience receives national award
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (250+ words) The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans was honored with the 2025 Richard J. H. Gottheil Medal, given annually by the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity. The award was presented at the Museum in July as part of ZBT's International Convention…...
Nell Nolan: WWII Spirit Awards, Archbishop Hannan Community, Jewish Family Service
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) In 2024, the American Spirit Award recipients were retired U. S. Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, film director Steven Spielberg, and the Tuskegee Airmen represented by retired U. S. Air Force Lt. Col. George E. Hardy. Patriotic red, white and blue dominated the vast space, the Freedom…...