Santorum’s Southern sweep mars Romney’s front-runner status

Published on March 14, 2012

Rick Santorum swept two Southern states in Republican primaries, complicating Mitt Romney's status as front-runner and all but burying Newt Gingrich's chance for the nomination.

Miss. Jewish casino worker wins discrimination lawsuit

Published on August 22, 2011

A federal jury found that a Mississippi man was fired from his casino job because he’s Jewish.

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes’” David Oyelowo Stars in “Who Do You Love” at L.A. Jewish Film Fest

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on May 11, 2011

It was 45 years ago today

By The Web Guy
Published on August 28, 2008

The Road to Mississippi

By Sophia Kamran
Published on May 4, 2006

Driving through the deserted streets of New Orleans, we peered through the windows of our charter bus and watched as we drove past miles of destroyed homes. As we approached our destination, Waveland, Miss., the houses became increasingly tattered and decayed; on some lots, only kitchen floors remained. As we approached the shore and our worksite came into view, the entire bus was silenced by the broad stretches of land where only the scattered debris of homes remained.

Jewish-Black Ties Loosen Over Years

By Rachel Pomerance
Published on January 13, 2005

Until now, the 1964 murders of three civil rights campaigners has been unresolved. The recent arrest of a suspect in the Mississippi murders of Andrew Goodwin and Michael Schwerner -- both Jews -- and James Chaney, a black man, has re-focused attention on a relationship once bound in blood.

As Jews prepare to mark Martin Luther King Day, however, to what extent have black-Jewish relations shifted from their historic marriage?