Tag: New Orleans
Be afraid, America. Be very afraid …
The terrorist attack by an American citizen turned Islamic State ambassador in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, which killed 14 and left 35 seriously injured, was about as predictable as an unfulfilled New...
Imam preached hatred of Jews at mosque near New Orleans attacker’s home
The leader of a Texas-based mosque in the same neighborhood as a residence belonging to Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people in a car-ramming attack in New Orleans on...
Hurricane Ida damage appears minimal for New Orleans Jews, averting Katrina repeat
Jewish community leaders in New Orleans say it will be several days before the full impact of Hurricane Ida will be known, but so far it seems that the community’s infrastructure remains largely intact.
“We...
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience set to open in New Orleans
Officials with the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans announced on Wednesday that the new attraction will open to the public on May 27.
Originally slated to roll out its exhibits in February 2020,...
Tulane University’s Jewish-studies department receives anonymous $2 million gift
The department of Jewish studies at Tulane University in New Orleans received an anonymous $2 million gift that will be used to establish a chair for the Contemporary Jewish Life Endowed Fund, the university announced on...
‘Shalom, Y’All!’ Museum of Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans
Officials with the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) announced that the new museum will open in fall 2020 in New Orleans.
Exhibits will explore the many ways Jews in the American South influenced and were...