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From the Louisville Jewish Community Relations Council: In light of the agreement on nuclear proliferation reached between Iran and the P5+1, the Jewish Community of Louisville remains hopeful that this agreement will halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions in its tracks, and … Read More
Each year, the needs of our Jewish communal agencies exceed the dollars available from the Annual Federation Campaign. For the 2015-16 fiscal year, requests for funding totaled $2,280,720. While the Campaign raised more money this year than last, the community … Read More
For 31 years, Marsha Bornstein has worked at the Jewish Community Center, and for the past 10 of those years, she’s headed up the Louisville Jewish Film Festival. But recently, she got a taste of what it feels like to … Read More
(see full photo gallery below) An evening of camaraderie, good food, and learning was had by all at the First Annual Hunger Tikkun, sponsored by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council and … Read More
Over the years, the Jewish Community Center’s Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award has come to be known as recognition for individuals whose work for tikkun olam, the repair of the world, has been extensive and sustained and the results have made … Read More
(see full photo gallery below) When Rabbi Gaylia Rooks delivered the invocation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community of Louisville on Sunday, June 14, at the JCC, she set the tone for the gathering, congratulating the award … Read More
The Jewish Community of Louisville Annual Meeting, held Sunday, June 14, at the JCC, was a celebration of volunteers and achievements, but it was also a celebration of the JCL, what it has accomplished over the past year and its … Read More
(see below for photo gallery) The United States is a place where immigrants have come for centuries to make new and better lives for themselves. Here in Louisville, a bustling immigrant population has helped make this city incredibly unique and … Read More
(see full photo gallery below) As a social service agency that serves more than 9,000 people across Louisville, Jewish Family & Career Services has a lot to be proud of and to celebrate. That is just what the agency did … Read More
Keneseth Israel’s Red, White and Blue Bash honoring Jewish Veterans on May 31 was a very full evening that combined a respectful tribute to all who served in the military with and a lot of fun. KI President Faye Weinberg … Read More