Southern & Jewish
THIS Is Mississippi
This post is written by Education Fellow Allison Poirier. I live in Mississippi now, but I remain a very proud native ...
Sports? I’m More a Fan of Random Jewish Discoveries
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. They had arranged a viewing of ...
Race Matters: Reflections from a White Southern Jewish Mother
I’ve been thinking a lot about race lately. Many others have, too, in the aftermath of George Zimmerman’s acquittal – ...
Gorillas, Bananas, Jewish Education
Sometimes, being a Jewish organization in the Deep South means being perceived as an “outsider”– outside the major metropolitan areas, ...
“Why Would You Move From California to Mississippi?”
I’ve been settling in to my new home in Jackson, Mississippi, for just over a month now, and it seems ...
Sounding the Shofar in Hinds County, Mississippi
One of the greatest things about the “Southern Jewish Experience” is getting not only to have Southern Jewish experiences, but ...
Finding Joy
I was moved by a story I heard on NPR last week. Krista Tippet, host of NPR’s show “On Being,” ...
What Makes a Home “Southern and Jewish”?
What makes our home Southern and Jewish? If you were blindfolded and brought into my home, it wouldn’t take you ...
Oral History in Ashland, Kentucky
As many people know, I’ll be leaving my post at the ISJL next week to pursue a Ph.D. in American ...
At the Border of the South: Alexandria, Virginia
Continuing with excellent posts from our excellent summer interns, history intern Caroline Kahlenberg considers the southernness of Alexandria, Virginia.Two weeks ...
7 Things I’ve Learned in Mississippi
Today’s post comes from Linnea Hurst, the ISJL’s Community Engagement Department intern this summer. I am from Portland, Oregon, and ...
Shabbat Cotton
In the early days of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, photographer Bill Aron hit the road, capturing images ...