Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge

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Dream Street is a camp that brings together disabled youth and Jewish teenage counselors for a week of fun at Henry S. Jacobs Camp. Dream Street was founded in 1975 with the mission that we believe all children, regardless of their abilities, must be offered the chance to have fun, make new friends, to achieve, to be accepted for who and what they are, and to learn from the challenges of group life. Both the children and the staff at Camp Dream Street benefit from the life-changing experiences the camp has to offer. Dream Street is a place where children with physical disabilities are given the chance to be children – not “special” children, not children with disabilities, but just children. This is the true magic of Camp Dream Street.

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National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY-SO) brings together Reform Jewish Teens from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Western Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama. Our members come together at many times during the year for learning, fun, worship, community service, and fellowship to help young Jewish adults throughout the region build and strengthen lifetime ties with each other and Reform Judaism.

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Henry S. Jacobs camp is our region's Reform Jewish overnight camp located in Utica, MS serving the Deep South: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Western Tennessee. Since 1970, Jacobs Camp has been providing a caring Jewish community that builds young people. The opportunity to live as part of a close-knit community and develop new skills, assisted by dynamic and enthusiastic staff, coupled with Jewish values and the development of one's Jewish identity result in the experience of a lifetime.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps engages young people in direct work on the causes and effects of poverty in the United States.

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Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans is a social service agency dedicated to preserving, strengthening and enhancing the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals and families at every stage of life.

Jewish Family Service is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and a community impact partner of United Way of Greater New Orleans.

Established nearly 60 years ago, Jewish Family Service helps people in the greater New Orleans area regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Services are available on a sliding fee scale, based on income.

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The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans serves as the central coordinating body for the Jewish community. Its purpose is to build and sustain a vibrant Jewish community in the Greater New Orleans area and, in accordance with Jewish tradition, to assure the continuity of the Jewish people in America, Israel and throughout the Diaspora.

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JCRS is a social work agency and charitable fund that serves Jewish children and young adults who live in seven southern states (Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee). It provides scholarships for overnight camp, college and special needs. It conducts adoptive home studies and consults on problems related to the development and needs of children. Also, provides gifts and cards to needy Jewish children during Jewish holidays. It is often the agency of last resort when it comes to providing funds needed by Jewish children.

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Founded in 1913, the ADL is the oldest organization dedicated to combating Anti-Semitism and bigotry. The ADL monitors and combats individual manifestations of Anti-Semitism, especially serious crimes such as bombings, arson, and cemetery desecrations. It also monitors the activities of extremist groups, and educates the public and anti-Semitism, extremism, the Holocaust and the Arab Israel conflict. A national organization, there is a regional office in New Orleans.

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The URJ Southwest Council, with its offices located in Dallas, Texas, serves 73 Reform synagogues in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Western Tennessee. The Council provides the direct link from the URJ to congregations by providing technical expertise, resources and personal counseling on the numerous issues that congregations may require in the management of their synagogues. The regional office also coordinates the activities of the regional council, the regional committees and the Regional Biennial.

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The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is a private, not-for-profit corporation. It is dedicated to providing educational and rabbinic services to isolated Jewish communities, documenting and preserving the rich history of the Southern Jewish experience, and promoting a Jewish cultural presence throughout a thirteen state region.

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Jewish News with a Southern Accent. The DSJV is published twice monthly (once monthly during the summer) and subscriptions are free to the entire Jewish communities of our coverage area - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and NW Florida.

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The Southeast Louisiana’s Jewish Community Publishing Your Local Community’s Newspaperfor 12 Years.