✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
The Jewish Federation of Louisville and Jewish Federations of North America are horrified at the murder of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.Federations are working closely with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. “Yaron and Sarah were our … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — For decades, the USC Shoah Foundation has amassed testimonies of Holocaust survivors, with the goal of preserving stories before they cannot be told firsthand. Now, with survivors dwindling, the organization founded by Steven Spielberg is … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — For months earlier this year, mainstream American Jewish groups waffled on how much to weigh in on Israel’s internal political debates, something many had studiously avoided in the past. But that felt like a … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council Like many of you, we watched yesterday’s (July 24) Knesset vote in Israel very closely. When it was over, many of us were deeply troubled. Our good friend and former Federation head, … Read More
When Dr. Muhammad Babar was asked to join a delegation of 12 American-Muslim leaders on an AJC-sponsored trip to Israel this past November, he felt conflicted. “It was not easy for me to agree to take this trip,” the Louisville … Read More
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – There were amendments and amendments to amendments in a debate lasting for more than four hours. There were dueling T-shirts. There was a last-minute appeal for a joint pilgrimage to speak hard truths to … Read More
Earlier this year, University of Louisville Provost Shirley Willihnganz traveled to Israel with a group of provosts from colleges and universities across the country on a trip organized by the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange. The trip was designed to … Read More
Meeting with Archbishop This past week, I, along with JCRC Chair Bob Sachs, Jewish Community of Louisville President and CEO Stu Silberman, American Jewish Committee Regional Director Melanie Pell, and AJC’s Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations Rabbi Noam Marans … Read More
When tornadoes swept through Kentuckiana on March 2, the Jewish Community of Louisville began collecting monetary donations to help the victims of this devastating natural disaster. The JCL’s Jewish Community Relations Council reports that more than $21,000 has been raised … Read More
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