@jl9961 I know of some Jews from Mississippi who chose to go to Alabama because they felt it would be a friendlier environment.
You will not find what I call the “mean” anti-Semitism in the South that exists in the North, particularly if you are a Reformed Jew. It’s just not there. Most upper-class and/or educated Southerners actually have an affinity for Jewish people, as demonstrated in the works of such writers as Willie Morris or William Styron. I’m not saying discrimination doesn’t exist, but we all are discriminated against on one level or the other.
p.s. My kids are thinking about going to Alabama; I didn’t go there. But my comments apply to most Southern schools. Be aware that there will be a substantial portion of the student body who has never met a Jew; not one. I assume the history of Jews in Alabama is similar to that of Mississippi, which means they were once present in lots of communities as merchants, but as time has gone on they are now mostly in urban areas. In Mississippi there are a fair number of Jewish planters, which probably doesn’t fit the stereotype.