Sara’s View Sara Klein Wagner As we again mourn the murder of members of the African American community following the recent horrific shooting in Buffalo that took the lives of 10 innocent people, the families of those victims and how … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Greg Fischer’s recent trip to Israel was marred by a spate of terrorist attacks that almost came too close for comfort. The three-term Louisville Metro mayor described one shooting that occurred “100 meters” (328 feet) … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Like many other Americans, Michael Masters followed the news about the Feb. 14 attempted assassination of Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg. However, Masters, a career security expert, saw the incident from a far different perspective. … Read More
Rabbi Joshua Corber has been hired to be the next senior rabbi of Adath Jeshurun, the congregation announced Tuesday. Corber, who will start his new rabbinate on July 1, will be responsible for all rabbinic duties at AJ, but Rabbi … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor In a historic moment for Louisville’s oldest Jewish congregation, The Temple has hired its first cantor to be its next full-time spiritual leader. Cantor Lauren Furman Adesnik, of Atlanta, Georgia, will succeed Rabbi Joe Rooks … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Simcha Snaid What does it mean to be a Jewish person? I am sure we have many different answers and views to this question. (I would love to hear yours; please send them to rabbisnaid@ansheisfard.com.) For now, … Read More
Fred Gross, 85, of Louisville, a journalist, author and leading advocate for Holocaust and genocide education, passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Fred was one of the last Holocaust survivors in Louisville to … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Jews in Louisville and elsewhere are stepping up to help the people in the tornado-ravaged region of western Kentucky. The death toll from the tornados, which flattened several communities, causing millions of dollars in damage, … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Jalaludin and Razia Shirzad were mere children, growing up in the remote Afghan province of Nuristan when U.S. troops were deployed to the country in 2001. It was a simple life. Most people in the … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg We have probably heard more about the Iron Dome system in the past month than we ever have, owing to the politics surrounding its continued funding. So what is Iron Dome and how did it become … Read More