138-year-old Congregation Emanuel Restored to Original Beauty
By Guest Contributor, Wendy Gordon Pake On Monday, September 6, North Carolina’s second oldest synagogue,1…
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A History of High Holidays in North Carolina
How could Jews in North Carolina observe the High Holidays before there were congregations here?…
Jewish Olympians From North Carolina
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has come to a close, but for Jewish North Carolinians this…
School Days: A New Normal (Then & Now)
The opening of school, after a year of lockdown and virtual classes, might seem like…
Boone, NC Loses a Great Academic Scholar and Jewish Community Leader
Professor Rosemary Horowitz, co-director of Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies,…
Alon Tal: North Carolina Comes to the Knesset
In the 2020 election North Carolina Jews took pride in noting that for the first…
North Carolina and the Man Who Coined the Word Genocide
As we observe Yom HaShoah, we may not be aware that North Carolina was a…
Jewish Summer Camping in North Carolina
‘Tis the season when our thoughts turn to summer with the added promise of a…
North Carolina’s Century of Zionist Activism
As Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) arrives on April 15, North Carolinians can celebrate its…
Passover in North Carolina
Observing Passover in North Carolina has not always been as convenient as today’s easy trip…
Confederate memorials, not a Jewish problem?
As Confederate statues fall in battle, North Carolina Jews may feel that we are watching…
Jewish Congregational Histories Online!
The JHFNC is contributing its resources to an on-line Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection.…