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As founder of the first Jewish Mardi Gras krewe, L.J. Goldstein occupies a unique place in the annals of a celebration formerly dominated by high-society krewes that shunned people of his faith. Observing that New Orleans is a Catholic city, he says a lot of Jewish citizens try to fit in by “masking Catholic. The first African-American krewe, Zulu, was founded in 1909, although its Mardi Gras parade route was confined to black neighborhoods well into the 1960s. bringing the secret Jewish history of Established in 1996 as the first Jewish Mardi Gras krewe in New Orleans, Krewe du Jieux sponsors a variety of events throughout the year in addition to our annual Mardi Gras parade, including second-line parades for Chanukah and Purim, a Passover KreweSeder, a Rosh/Kippur Apology Party and the wonderfully irreverent “Running of the Jieuxs Krewe du Vieux is a sort of Mardi Gras fringe festival that since the 1980s has provided a very downtown alternative to the staid traditional Uptown parades. It’s an attempt to restore the The current captain of the Knights of Sparta, whose identity is traditionally kept secret, is also Jewish. Two Jewish sub-krewes of the Krewe du Vieux and the Krewe Delusion – the Krewe du Mishegas and the Krewe du Jieux, respectively – roll through the streets of New Orleans as marching groups 17 nights prior to Fat Tuesday. In a February 16, 2010 article for Tablet entitled “The Krewes and the Jews,” Justin Vogt wrote about the Krewe du Jieux, a ragtag, whimsical Mardi Gras krewe that marches as part of Krewe du But culturally, as a New Orleanian, I know well that contemporary Mardi Gras celebrations are truly for everyone to enjoy. Did you know that the first King of Rex (King of Mardi Gras), Louis Soloman, was Jewish? And that there’s a full-blown Jewish Mardi Gras Krewe? So maybe your Mardi Gras experience could be a bit more Jewish than you think. The Jewish parade crew Krewe du Jieux was established in 1996 — they throw golden bagels instead of the beads synonymous with Mardi Gras. The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience’s features Ruth Bader Ginsburg fighting for rights, fashioned by the Krewe du Mishigas for their 2019 Mardi Gras parade. A gold bagel throw from Krewe du Jieux, a Jewish Mardi Gras parade, is one of the thousands of artifacts on displayed in the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans. Photograph courtesy of L.J. Goldstein. The Krewe du Jieux, the Jewish marching club of New Orleans, is the brainchild of L.J. Goldstein, a local entertainment lawyer, who serves as permanent Captain of the Krewe. A new signature throw for Excalibur will be an 8-inch hand-decorated Dragon Egg and hand-decorated wooden shields. Excalibur rolls February 21 at 7 p.m. during Family Gras. Krewe of Paws. Mardi Gras has gone to the dogs! The Krewe of Paws will parade Saturday, February 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Olde Town Slidell. The Krewe of Kings The Krewe of Kings (aka the Kings of Metry) is a Jefferson Parish Carnival Club, established in 2019. After a short hiatus due to Covid and the tragic passing of Co-Founder Mckinley “Mackie” J. Cantrell III, the krewe is returning to the Metairie parade route on Lundi Gras in 2025. There are three “old-line” krewes still parading, the Knights of Babylon, Krewe of Hermes and the Krewe of Proteus. While it’s definitely true that Rex and Zulu are also “old-line” parades as well, Mardi Gras expert Arthur Hardy moved these two up to “super krewe” status years ago. Knights of Babylon (Thursday, February 4, 2016) A new signature throw for Excalibur will be an 8-inch hand-decorated Dragon Egg and hand-decorated wooden shields. Excalibur rolls February 21 at 7 p.m. during Family Gras. Krewe of Paws. Mardi Gras has gone to the dogs! The Krewe of Paws will parade Saturday, February 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Olde Town Slidell. The Supreme Court refused to hear the city's appeal from this decision. While the Krewe of Proteus returned to parading in 2000, the Mistick Krewe of Comus and the Knights of Momus have not since been seen. The Rex organization and the Mistick Krewe of Comus still hold their annual balls together on Mardi Gras night. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Mardi Gras season is just around the corner, and Houma is ready to let the good times roll! As the home of the second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in Louisiana, Houma promises a season filled with dazzling parades, incredible throws, and family-friendly fun that will keep you coming back year after year. Krewe of Centaur is Louisiana's largest Mardi Gras krewe and brings excitement down the streets of Shreveport. Location: Downtown Shreveport. Time: 3:30 p.m. Krewe of Gemini. March 1. Trillin focused on the exclusion of Jews from the elite “old-line” Mardi Gras krewes—secretive male-only groups with names like the Mistick Krewe of Comus and the Knights of Momus. They organized some of the most celebrated Carnival parades and hosted the high-society balls that revolved around Mardi Gras. Two Jewish ‘sub-krewes’ parade tonight. February 15, 2014. Both the Krewe D’Jieux and the Krewe du Mishegas, Jewish sub-krewes of the Krewe Delusion and the Krewe Du Vieux, respectively, get rolling tonight, a chance for local Jews to celebrate the Mardi Gras holiday as seen through a Jewish Despite some anti-Semitism and resistance by local authority the small but mighty Jewish population thrived. The Krewe of Rex’s first King of Carnival in 1872 was Jewish businessman Louis Solomon. But by the early 20th century, Jews, no matter how wealthy, were excluded from elite Mardi Gras krewes and other social organizations.
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