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More than 20 community members gathered at the Glenview on Sunday, Nov. 14, to help the Jewish Community of Louisville Archives Committee identify subjects of photos from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Hosted by Frankye Gordon, hundreds of individuals, and … Read More
JCRC Scene Beth Salamon On a recent walk I was listening to a Freakonomics Radio podcast entitled “How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?” The guest on the podcast, an economist from the University of Chicago, had studied the effects … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner COP26, the just-concluded United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, was hardly everything environmentalists – Jewish environmentalists in particular – had hoped for. Leading developed nations did agree to reduce methane emissions. There were commitments to … Read More
By Community Staff Matt Goldberg is leaving the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), but he won’t be going far. Goldberg, who has served as JCRC director for 11 years is moving into a new position at the Federation: director of … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor A Louisville woman will compete in the 21st Maccabiah Games next July in Israel. Bentlea Schwartz, 18, a freshman at Ohio University, has been named to Maccabi USA’s 18-athlete roster for the open women’s field … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi David Ariel-Joel This month, we continue reading the Torah portions from the book of Genesis and the questions it poses. How the world was created and who created it are two of those questions that all curious … Read More
By Community Staff The Jewish Federation of Louisville’s 2021-22 Annual Campaign will be donor-centric and data-driven as it aims to reach new donors and reconnect with old ones. The campaign will also place great emphasis on sharing with donors the … 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
By Community Staff Fresh out of college, Louisville native Abigail Goldberg has joined the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Center as Teen Director and Philanthropy Outreach. Goldberg will oversee BBYO and Teen Connection as well as serve as the new … Read More
The first Afghan family to be sponsored by a Louisville synagogue arrived Thursday night. Members of Temple Shalom were on hand at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to greet Jalaludin and Razia Shirzad, and their two-week-old son, Hewad, following their … Read More