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By Andrew Adler Community Editor Editor’s note: While Dara Horn’s talk touched on a broad range of topics and issues, this article focuses on the subject of YOCD’s first public presentation: antisemitism. For more background about the Year of Civil … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It’s been almost four months since the launch of the Year of Civil Discourse, a broad-based, community-wide initiative aiming to “empower Louisville community members to transform difficult conversations into learning opportunities.” More than 100 people … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor What do we mean when we invoke the word, “leadership”? Google’s AI engine came up with the following definition: “The ability to guide, motivate, and influence others to work together towards a common goal. It … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It is no exaggeration to say that American Jews have seldom, if ever, been more ideologically polarized than they are today – especially when the subject is Israel. “We’re probably at the most fraught time … Read More
By Bill Altman JCRC Chair Recent actions by the U.S. government—such as the deportation of student protesters and threats to withhold university funding—have prompted Jewish Americans to confront a difficult question: How can we respond to the alarming rise of … Read More
By Trent Spoolstra March will mark six months since I took the helm as director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. During that time, I have given media interviews, attended Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly, presented to various … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor At the Jewish Community Relations Council, the watchword these days is “nimble.” Under new chairman Bill Altman and new(ish) director Trent Spoolstra, JCRC is significantly reconfiguring how it carries out its mission. As the principal … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor We asked four members of Louisville’s Jewish community to share some thoughts after returning from Jewish Federations of North America’s 2024 General Assembly, which ran Nov. 10-12 in Washington, D.C. Here’s what they said: … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Like many other Americans, Michael Masters followed the news about the Feb. 14 attempted assassination of Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg. However, Masters, a career security expert, saw the incident from a far different perspective. … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor When Bill Altman signed on last March to advise Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer about COVID testing, the city – and the world – were in a very different place. The coronavirus, which causes COVID, … Read More