Current sectionJewish WorldShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Jaffe, left, and Charlie Gabriel, right, performing at Preservation Hall in April. Credit: Amy Harris/Invision via APBen Jaffe's parents opened Preservation Hall in 1961 as a rare pocket of desegregation in the American South – a choice guided by their 'deep connection to Judaism.' Today, Ben is following in his father's footsteps by bringing New Orleans jazz to the next generationSeptember 18, 2025NEW ORLEANS – Summer in New Orleans feels like walking through warm syrup, thick with a sticky-sweet humidity that clings to the skin and curls the hair. The scent of hot garbage and the funk of the Mighty Mississippi hangs in the air, keeping tourists away and sending locals fleeing upriver. In the NewsHow Legal – and Moral – Is the Drive to Get Israeli Expats Home to Vote?Thousands Gather in London for Simultaneous Far-right, pro-Palestinian MarchesIsrael to Perform at Eurovision Final Day After 'No Stage for Genocide' ProtestCan Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Force Its Plan on Hamas and Israel?Source: FIFA to Meet Iranian Soccer Officials to Discuss World Cup on SaturdayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked