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By Andrew Adler Community Editor Each year the Jewish Community of Louisville Award honors area teens who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership. Below are profiles of this year’s recipients: Noa Yussman, Sarah Rothballer, Natalie … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Three Louisvillians have been selected to join Jewish Federations of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet. Noah Bass, Joanna Blieden and Simone McCauley are among the approximately 470 members of Cabinet, which JFNA describes as … Read More
By Rabbi Shani Abramowitz I have always been impatient with my own progress. Growing up, I collected hobbies like precious coins. But my problem was that I wasn’t always willing to do the work. So just as soon as I … Read More
By David Zvi Kalman (JTA) — Earlier this week, Grok — the AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk’s xAI — decided to go full Nazi. Posting on X, it used antisemitic tropes and advocated for a new Holocaust, all the … Read More
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By Ralph Green and Michael Salamon Guest Columnists Several months ago, the two of us had dinner together and discussed how tired we both were of reading Israeli news via traditional Western news and social media sources. Neither of us … Read More
By Luis David Fuentes Guest Columnist Very far from the sweltering city of Miami- the epicenter of the Cuban community in the U.S.- another vibrant community of exiles has emerged recently in Louisville, Kentucky. During the last two decades, … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — An 82-year-old victim of the firebombing attack at a Boulder, Colorado demonstration for Israeli hostages has died from her wounds. The victim, Karen Diamond, “died tragically as a result of the severe injuries that she … Read More
By Ami Eden (JTA) — It’s a good thing Chuck Schumer loves pickles — because he’s in a real big one following Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary last week. The House Minority Leader’s Biden-y vibes … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner On Monday, June 23, we gathered for the 16th Annual Meeting of our combined Federation and Trager Family JCC. It was a wonderful evening celebrating and hearing from our award winners. Sixteen years marks the time … Read More