Jewish Louisville – in fact, all of Louisville – is getting its first glimpse of the future J at this hour. The Jewish Community of Louisville, announcing its “Our Community, Our Future” capital campaign to finance construction of the new … Read More
Preparing for The J of the future, the Jewish Community of Louisville will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 11, to formally kick off its $40 million “Our Community, Our Future” capital campaign project for its new Dutchmans Lane … Read More
New executives join JCL The Jewish Community of Louisville has added two new administrators to its staff. Angie Fleitz is senior director of development and Angie Rose is the vice president of communications. A Louisville native, Fleitz is a graduate … Read More
Israeli craft distiller Yuval Hargil was a guest of the Jewish Federation of Louisville and Heaven Hill Brands at a reception on Wednesday, March 13, at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience downtown. Samples of Hargil’s spirits, including a gin made … Read More
More than 60 young adults gathered at the Foundry at Glassworks on Feb. 21 to learn from Louisville native and Moody Tongue Brewmaster Jared Rouben and pastry chef Shannon Morrison during the Beer Got Your Tongue event. Attendees paired each … Read More
Pomegranates and Lions of Judah women who went on JWRP Israel trips enjoyed a reception and screening of the film “The Cakemaker” on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Speed Museum. “The Cakemaker” was part of this year’s Louisville Jewish Film … Read More
(Editor’s note: Due to a production error, a past column by Sara Klein Wagner was printed in the March 22 edition of Community instead of her latest piece. The correct column is posted below. Community regrets the error.) Less than … Read More
The Jewish Federation of Louisville is establishing a giving society here to bridge a wide gap between donors in the community. The Joshua Society, a national giving society for households of the Jewish Federations of North America, is relatively new; … Read More
Last month, the 80-year-old white editor of a weekly newspaper in Linden, Alabama called on the Ku Klux Klan to “ride again” against Democrats. This month, a Chicago-born woman of color educated at a Jewish graduate school runs that same … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Check back with Community for updates.) In an unexpected development, the Kentucky House of Representatives failed to take up the so-called fetal heartbeat bill on Thursday. The controversial anti-abortion legislation, which would be … Read More