Slingshot 12-13
The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) has been named a Standard Bearer by Slingshot '12-'13, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. Slingshot features the 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in North America. Slingshot 12-13, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. After eight editions, fourteen additional organizations have risen to the top again and again as leaders within the community and mentors to other organizations. These projects, the Standard Bearers, have been previously listed in at least five editions of Slingshot and continue to exemplify Slingshot's core criteria of innovation, impact, leadership and organizational efficacy.
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Niles Elliot Goldstein-author, rabbi, martial artist-to speak on new book 'The Challenge of the Soul' at two congregations
Rabbi, author and martial artist Niles Elliot Goldstein will speak about his new book “The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior” at two area Jewish congregations Oct. 23-24. The presentations are part of the Southern States Jewish Literary Series coordinated by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, Mississippi.
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9th Annual Jewish Cinema South Film Fest will fill screens in four cities
The ninth annual Jewish Cinema South: A Network of Jewish Film Festivals will be held in four Southern communities over the coming months: Mobile, Alabama, from Oct. 25-28, 2009; the North Carolina Triangle from Nov. 5-8, 2009; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from Jan. 20-24, 2010; and Jackson, Mississippi, from Jan.21-24, 2010.
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Noted Author to Tour Arkansas:
Eli Evans Featured in the Southern States Literary Series
Since the publication of his now classic book The Provincials, Eli Evans has been known as the
“poet laureate” of the Jewish South. First published in 1973 and updated in 2005, The
Provincials was the first book to take readers on a journey into the soul of the Jewish South,
using autobiography, storytelling, and interpretive history to create a complete portrait of Jewish
contributions to the history of the region ...
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Bagels & Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South; Featuring the Photographs of Dr. Bill Aron Presented by Museum of Southern Jewish Experience
Exploring Jewish life in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi echoes the theme
of journey that has been a part of Jewish story and life for centuries. Jews have
journeyed to escape oppression, to seek opportunity, and to preserve their heritage ...
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