✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — As the U.S. and Israel engage in a joint assault on Iran, accusations that Israel or Jewish influence drove America to war are resurfacing, reviving the uncomfortable narratives, conspiratorial rhetoric and fears of an antisemitic … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The death toll is ratcheting up as the U.S.-Israel war against the Iranian regime enters its second day, with casualties mounting among all parties as well as elsewhere in the Middle East. At least nine … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed Saturday morning during a joint U.S.-Israeli strike that hit targets throughout the country, Israeli officials have announced. In a televised address late Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read More
Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut said:“All security protocols in North America should be fully observed. May this moment bring a renewed understanding of our shared responsibility for the future of the Jewish people and … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — Major American Jewish groups quickly backed the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran Saturday morning, while urging heightened security at Jewish institutions amid fears of retaliation. The strikes, which were billed by both President Donald Trump and … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) — Only one-third of American Jews say they identify as Zionist, even as nearly nine in 10 say they support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and Democratic state, according to a new survey conducted … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was getting on in the early evening of Tuesday, Jan. 20, as Daniel B. Shapiro – U.S. ambassador to Israel during the Obama administration – was speaking to a capacity audience at the Trager … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Daniel Benjamin Shapiro is not exactly reluctant to share what’s on his mind. The former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, who will speak next month at the Trager Family JCC in an event presented by the Jewish Federation … Read More
By Andrew ADLER Community Editor For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving was the only holiday on the secular calendar that our family celebrated with what could be termed traditional authenticity. Each November my mother would revert to something … Read More
By Beth Salamon, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Louisville and the Trager Family JCC; and Sara Klein Wagner, President & CEO of the Federation and the Trager Family JCC Earlier this month, we had the privilege and the … Read More