After months of planning, Louisville is ready to host visitors from Israel’s Western Galilee and the Partnership 2Gether Central Consortium that includes the Jewish communities in Canton, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown, OH; Indianapolis, Northwest Indiana and South Bend, IN; Des … Read More
When Teddy Abrams was named conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, excitement bubbled up throughout the arts community. Outgoing, energetic and innovative, he has generated a buzz of support throughout Louisville. Now the University of Louisville Humanities and Jewish Studies Programs … Read More
In January, I attended the weeklong International Directors Conference of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning in Jerusalem, Israel. At the opening dinner, I was one of two Melton directors awarded “International Director Certification – Recognition of Achievement” … Read More
As a French citizen who spent part of her childhood in France and whose father survived the Holocaust thanks to French families and individuals who hid him and his mother throughout the war, I am deeply saddened and concerned about … Read More
Congregation Adath Jeshurun I invite you to share the realization of my dream at the 2015 Adath Jeshurun Musical Festival, Saturday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m. at AJ. My original dream was to pull together five regional Jewish … Read More
Jewish Family & Career Services (JFCS) is introducing a new service, Joy!Ride, a friendly and affordable door-to-door transportation service for Jewish seniors (60 years or older) and adults with disabilities. Throughout the country, seniors represent the fastest growing segment of … Read More
The Adath Jeshurun Preschool suffered a painful loss with the death of longtime teacher Harriet Waldman on November 23. She had retired from the preschool in October after 46 years of teaching 4-year-olds. She was 82. The school dedicated room … Read More
Chabad of Kentucky is marking 30 years in Louisville. In March of 1985, Rabbi Avrohom and Goldie Litvin moved to Louisville with their son Shmully, who was 15 months old, to open a branch of Chabad for the State of … Read More
The Louisville Chapter of Hadassah hosted a contemporary “Linen Shower” on December 21 at the Jewish Community Center. Women came together for A “Walk Down Memory Lane” and viewed vintage scrapbooks from the chapters’ history. The oldest book, from 1919, … Read More
January 5, 2015 – The Heart Valve team at Jewish Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health, has successfully completed a new life-saving heart procedure for patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) who are too ill for open-heart surgery. This is the first … Read More