JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg This past year has been remarkable for many reasons. The pandemic has dominated our hearts and minds. We have reconnected with loved ones, mourned lost friends and family and adjusted to a new normal of living … Read More
The Jewish Community of Louisville Annual Meeting was held July 8 in the Patio Gallery of the JCC. Wade and Alice Houston received this year’s Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award – the community’s highest honor. Other recipients were Kathleen Horn (the … Read More
Human Relations Lee Chottiner As a pro-Israel Jew, it was gobsmacking to watch the … hmmm … meltdown in the Jewish world over news that Ben & Jerry’s will no longer sell its ice cream in Israeli settlements. Ben & … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor This past year, Chef Helen Impellizzeri has prepared a lot of meals. A lot of meals. To be precise, Impellizzeri, the Jewish Community Center chef, has prepared 21,201 meals for Meals on Wheels (MOW) alone … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Gili Meisler and Bassam Aramin have reason to hate each other. Meisler, an Israeli, lost his older brother in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The experience radicalized the then-teenager, who joined the anti-Arab Kach party, … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Ben Freed No athlete would show up to a big game without practicing. Actors, dancers and musicians spend countless hours rehearsing before they perform for a crowd. And yet, as Jews we often think that we are … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor On a December day in 2018, Christopher 2X got a phone call that would change his life. His daughter, Heaven, a child development specialist, had been home with six children, ages 1-7, watching an educational … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community The annual BBYO awards were handed out at the JCL’s Annual Meeting, held in person on Thursday, July 8. Alison Roemer, senior director of Jewish Journeys, presented the awards, which recognize young people for their … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community Alice and Wade Houston, longtime volunteers, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, accepted the Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award, the highest honor given by the Jewish Community of Louisville, during its Annual Meeting on July 8 in the Patio … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor After enduring a darkened theater for 16 months, CenterStage is about to raise the curtain on a new season. The JCC-based theatrical company, which includes arts education and theater for children, announced its return to … Read More