Rachel Singel, a local artist and professor at the University of Louisville opened her show, The Art and Architecture of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice, Italy on January 8. The exhibit examines the Venetian Jewish Ghetto, as it turned 500 … Read More
There is a wide variety of acts for the Louisville’s Got Talent Finale on Sunday, February 26. Twenty acts were named to the Finale from the more than 50 who auditioned on Sunday, January 15. The fourth annual competition was … Read More
Les Abramson was at his cousin’s house in September 2015 searching for a light switch in the dark when he tumbled down the stairs. “If I close my eyes, I can still think about that sensation of flying through the … Read More
Set in the opulent world of Broadway’s early years, CenterStage’s Funny Girl, presented by Platinum Travel and Lions of Judah, and tells the story of famed comedienne, Fanny Brice. She clowns her way up and through vaudeville, on her way … Read More
Take a guided tour of the third largest city in the United States with all of your friends from The J June 19-23. We are taking a five day, four night trip to the Windy City and will stop at … Read More
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Louisville is firmly opposed to President Trump’s executive orders that would restrict entry for refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, halt federal funding for “sanctuary cities” and expand detention for immigrants and asylum-seekers. Today, on … Read More
As we begin 2017, we are faced with an increasingly violent world. For KentuckyOne Health and Jewish Hospital, committed to bringing healing, not only within the walls of our hospital, but out into our community, this means dedicating ourselves to … Read More
“We are living in a moment when everything is up for debate, everything is being redefined ….” Rabbi Irwin Kula When Rabbi Kula, president of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, spoke recently in Louisville, he described how people … Read More
Just a few weeks ago, I was asked by a reporter how I felt about a “so called” religious freedom law that is currently under consideration in Frankfort. This law, which mirrors similar laws throughout the country, proposes to provide … Read More
OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — I did a shameful thing on my first visit 20 years ago to the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In a guestbook outside an Auschwitz museum exhibit featuring information on 70,000 Polish non-Jews who were murdered … Read More