Southern & Jewish
Freezing Norwegians
On November 28, 2012, National Public Radio aired a segment about this film called: Africa For Norway: Viral Video Pokes ...
Shopping: A Southern Jewish Tradition
It’s that time of year again. Just when Southerners are celebrating football and the waning summer heat, the holiday shopping ...
Seminole’s Henry Katz Shares Stories with Style
Since the 1940s, the Jews of Seminole, Ada, Nowata, and Shawnee, Oklahoma, have met at the Seminole Hebrew Center for ...
Surely the LORD is Present in This Place
By Education Fellow Benjamin ChaidellThe weekend after Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to speak about my experience as an Education ...
Holiday Happenings
December is upon us – already! That means, of course, ’tis the season. So does Christmas dominate in the South? ...
Yiddish Chickens, Screaming Latkes, and a Pig Who Wants to Be Kosher
What do Yiddish-speaking chickens, screaming latkes, and a pig who really, really wants to be kosher have in common?They’re all ...
“The Guthrie Incident”: An Episode of Anti-Semitism in Oklahoma
The idea of a Jewish conspiracy to control the world has long been a canard of anti-Semites. Its most infamous ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Most of us are hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday. With gratitude on our minds, we are grateful to ...
Two Worlds
By Education Fellow Reva FrankelI grew up in a Modern Orthodox community, so when I came to work at the ...
There’s No Place Like a Jewish Home
In Little Rock, Arkansas, ISJL Education Fellow Erin poses with students who participated in a special program called “There’s No ...
The Accidental Slurrist
It’s happened twice in the last four years: I’ve been in the middle of a lovely conversation with someone, and ...
“We ALL Have Work To Do”: Dr. Susan Glisson on Race, the “Riot” at Ole Miss, and Reconciliation
There it was, in the news, soon after the results of the November 6 election were announced: bigotry in the ...