Season two will launch on October 25 with a lunchtime interview of Ronne Hess
Southern Jewish Voices is a collaborative effort between the Levite Jewish Community Center and Temple Beth-El to present stories about Jewish life in Birmingham and around the South. The program is presented through a series of interviews conducted in front of a live audience and includes a complimentary lunch. Videos of all sessions are archived online.
“Oral stories can help us understand through first-person experiences how and why communities develop as they do,” says Elizabeth Patton, program director at The J. “Southern Jewish Voices shares and celebrates stories of being Jewish in Birmingham with a wide audience.”
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Season two (Wednesdays at noon):
- October 25: Ronne Hess, philanthropist and volunteer
- November 29: Phillip Ensler, civil rights attorney and state representative for District 74 (which includes Montgomery) — and the only Jewish member of the Alabama legislature
We will release more dates as we schedule them. The final episode will take place in May 2024.
Catch up on season one (2022-23):
- Esther Schuster
- David Sher
- Jesse Unkenholz
- Tammi Caldwell-Horn and Jonathan Horn
- Ronald Levitt
- Madeline Oliff
- Barbara Aland
