By Andrew Adler Community Editor It wasn’t terribly long ago that most American Jews had an unshakable bond with Israel. “This relationship was basically a given going back to the early years of the state, and certainly in the aftermath of … Read More
By Amy Higgs For COMMMUNITY Luke Powell is always pushing himself to be a better athlete. He’s constantly striving to get stronger, to run faster — to stretch himself further than ever before. So he follows a holistic approach to … Read More
Before their Sunday rehearsal, four cast members of “13: The Musical” shared their thoughts and excitement about the production as well as their love of music, acting and much more. For her part, Kennedy Julian, a YPAS freshman, started getting … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Sara Labaton knows how to listen to small voices. As Director of Teaching and Learning at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Labaton travels widely addressing issues relevant to myriad Jewish constituencies. But wherever … Read More
Almost $160,000 was pledged during the Jewish Federation of Louisville’s Community Telethon, hosted this past Sunday (Jan. 29) at the Trager Family JCC. The precise total — $159,842 – includes contributions made in the days immediately following the Telethon’s three-hour … Read More
By Andrew Adler Between her two shows this past Saturday night (Jan. 14) at the Trager Family JCC, comedian (and former Lexington, Ky. resident) Ariel Elias mingled with audience members during a happily freewheeling Meet-and-Greet. Asked if she had … Read More
By Andrew Adler “I once thought there are no second acts in American lives,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously remarked, and almost forty years ago when I joined the staff of the Courier Journal as a performing-arts critic and reporter, I … Read More
Community recently interviewed SAFE Louisville co-chairs, Bill Altman and Ben Vaughan, along with Trager Family JCC and Jewish Federation of Louisville’s President & CEO, Sara Wagner, for an end-of-year update. Q: Can you remind the community about SAFE Louisville’s history … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community The Louisville Jewish Film Festival is celebrating its 25th year in 2023, and the festival is going to be the best yet. There will be fifteen films and one short film, with some in-person and … Read More
By Community Staff For the first time, One Happy Camper (OHC) grants and camp financial assistance will be offered not just to families from Louisville with children attending Jewish overnight camps, but to youth from all over Kentucky. In partnership … Read More