Marking History: Jewish North Carolina’s Hit and Miss
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Highway Historical Marker Program has authorized…
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Jewish Renewal in Jacksonville
Once a small-town Jewish community dies, can it come back to life? The story of…
Hendersonville’s Agudas Israel Congregation Celebrates 100 Years
Agudas Israel Congregation of Hendersonville observed its centennial with a series of celebratory events. …
A Homecoming in Weldon
Across North Carolina in old mill and market towns stand abandoned synagogues—now churches or residences—which…
High Holiday Atonement, 1941
One mitzvah inspires another is a Jewish teaching. That lesson came home on the High…
On the Menu: Jewish Soul Food in North Carolina
In Edible North Carolina: A Journey across a State of Flavor Southern food guru Marcie…
Eli Evans, Poet Laureate of Southern Jews, Passes Away
Eli Evans, author of the pathbreaking book The Provincials: A Personal History of the Jews…
Southern Jewish Folklore: How’d Your Family Wind up Here?
“How’d your family wind up here in small-town North Carolina?” I’d ask an old timer.…
B’rukhim Haba’im: Stories of Welcome
Burning Coal Theatre will present B’rukhim Haba’im: Stories of Welcome, an exhibit of filmed autobiographical…
A Rabbi Who Touched Hearts
Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El Synagogue in Durham and founding director…
Heading to the Beach or Mountains? Vacationing with Judaism
“From Manteo to Murphy” is a phrase that North Carolinians employ when they speak of…
Holocaust Education will never be the same in North Carolina
For a state that historically has had a small Jewish community, at least as a…