Birmingham
Letter from Alabama: ‘Rabbi, will you take my dog when the Rapture comes?’
It is too easy to think about our different religions as opportunities to compete and to dominate, or as kernels of truth that we must defend.
Birmingham Mayor Blames Only Some Jews for Angela Davis Controversy
“With that said, members of the community, Jewish and otherwise, were indeed vocal in their opposition of Dr. Davis receiving the award.”
Mayor Says Jews Pressured Civil Rights Museum Into Scrapping Award For Angela Davis
Birmingham’s mayor says that protests from the “Jewish community” caused the cancellation of an award ceremony for a controversial civil rights icon.
Evangelicals In Alabama Plan To Raise $100,000 To Secure JCC
Several Evangelical Christian ministries in Alabama announced plans to raise $100,000 to help cover additional security at a local Jewish community center. The Levite JCC in Birmingham has suffered four bomb threats since the beginning of the year and been evacuated each time.
Clemson Jews Are Proud of Tigers as College Football's Big Game Looms
In the lead up to tonight’s National Championship football game, we have provided thorough coverage of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s exceptional season through our own Birmingham Jewish Federation lens. After finding out last week who Alabama’s final opponent would be, however, we decided to do a little “scouting” our competition. Therefore, we set out to learn more about Clemson University, particularly Jewish life there.
British Neo-Nazis Deface Birmingham Menorah
Members of a British neo-Nazi group filmed themselves defacing a Jewish monument in Birmingham in west central England and then posted the clip on YouTube.
British Jewish School Flunks Tolerance Tests
A British Jewish school failed government inspections on tolerance sparked by complaints that an emphasis on Islam in some public learning institutions has led to “a culture of intimidation.”
Being a Jew in 'Bombingham' Alabama
Alabama’s Jews have a complicated history. Anne Cohen and Sigal Samuel find out why ‘alarm bells rang in every Jewish house’ when a Birmingham black church was bombed in 1963.
Feeling ‘Chosen’ in Alabama
The taxi driver who picked up Anne Cohen and Sigal Samuel from the airport in Birmingham keeps a copy of the Bible on his passenger seat. Welcome to Alabama.
Are Muslim Extremists Taking Over British Schools?
Britain’s top school inspector said on Monday that an investigation into an alleged plot by extremist Muslims to take over the running of some schools in the city of Birmingham had found that a culture of “fear and intimidation” existed.
