Doron Krakow knows the world will never be the same after the coronavirus. “Any expectation that the world is going to revert to what it was on March 1, 2020, is a misplaced expectation,” he said, “because people’s patterns of … Read More
By David Y. Chack For Community Karen Edwards-Hunter, who died on Nov. 22, had that unique ability to build bridges between cultures, bringing people together from all backgrounds and all beliefs. That is her real legacy. The JAACKY Royale Theatre … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Pandemic or no pandemic, the 23rd Louisville Jewish Film Festival (LJFF) will happen in February as scheduled. But it won’t take place in a theater. Blame COVID-19. Because of the disease that has killed more … Read More
Guest Columnist Abby Glogower Everyone is familiar with the curse “May you live in interesting times,” and 2020 has certainly been the most interesting year in recent memory. There can be no question that we are living through historic events: … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg There is no getting around the fact that national elections are a breeding ground for animosity and grudge-holding. This year was no exception. It felt like we were in election mode for well over a year. … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner Here is a disturbing story about hundreds of thousands of people who are forced to pick cotton – back-breaking labor, long hours. Sounds like a story straight out of antebellum America. It is not. This story … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor LEXINGTON – Dec. 12’s violent incident during the Chabad menorah-lighting event serving the University of Kentucky is the worst sustained by that Jewish organization, but hardly the first. In an interview with Community, Rabbi Shlomo … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Snaking more than six miles through the Upper Highlands and other neighborhoods hugging the Watterson Expressway, a series of 238 PVC pipes attached to utility poles, plus a highway wall, are making it easier for … Read More
D’var Torah Cantor Sharon Hordes I distinctly remember sitting down to write my annual D’var Torah for Community last March. I had just found out that school would be cancelled for both of my girls, due to something called the … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community An outdoor art installation at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest celebrates Kentucky women and native plants – the work of an Israeli American woman, a daughter of Hungarian Holocaust survivors. Gabriella Boros, the 2020 artist-in-residence … Read More