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A musical tikkun olam via the Louisville Orchestra arrives Jan. 13-14

By David Y. Chack Guest Contributor In the wake of rising antisemitism in America and amid the uproar in Louisville over the killing of Breonna Taylor in March of 2020, Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams decided to challenge bigotry … Read More >

Community January 5, 2024

Movie star, Jewish theater director recall Karski in program

Louisville Jewish theatrical director David Chack will appear with Emmy Award-winning actor David Strathairn in a Feb 23 virtual program about the life of World War II-era Polish resistance fighter and diplomat Jan Karski. The program, Remember This: Jan Karski’s … Read More >

‘Otto Frank,’ ‘Mikveh’ among plays to be staged at Jewish theatre festival

Teatron 2021: A Festival of Jewish Theatre presented by the ShPIeL Performing Identity and Bunbury Theatre, will be streamed from June 24 to 27. Among the eclectic plays to be presented at the all-virtual festival are Hitler’s Tasters, by Michelle … Read More >

Karen Edwards-Hunter was a bridge between Jewish and Black audiences

By David Y. Chack For Community Karen Edwards-Hunter, who died on Nov. 22, had that unique ability to build bridges between cultures, bringing people together from all backgrounds and all beliefs. That is her real legacy. The JAACKY Royale Theatre … Read More >

Imagining Heschel: ShPIeL play delayed by COVID can be seen as pay-per-view film

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The show must go on in the Jewish theatre, but David Chack has just given the old saying new meaning for the 21st- century. The ShPIeL Performing Identity, a theater project that has staged several … Read More >

Chack: Jewish theatrical group making dramatic readings available online

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor A Jewish Louisville theatrical director and his colleagues from around the country are making Jewish-themed dramatic readings available to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. David Chack, of the ShPIeL Performing Identity, is also a … Read More >

Chack: Jewish theatrical group making dramatic readings available online

A Jewish Louisville theatrical director, and his colleagues from around the country, are making Jewish-themed dramatic readings available to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. David Chack, of the ShPIeL Performing Identity, is also a member of Executive Board of … Read More >

Louisville play about Heschel postponed

Jewish Louisville will have to wait a little longer to see the world premiere of a play based on the life of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. The Bunbury-ShPIeL Identity Theatre Project, which has been staging a series of Jewish-themed plays … Read More >

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A musical tikkun olam via the Louisville Orchestra arrives Jan. 13-14

Movie star, Jewish theater director recall Karski in program

‘Otto Frank,’ ‘Mikveh’ among plays to be staged at Jewish theatre festival

Karen Edwards-Hunter was a bridge between Jewish and Black audiences

Imagining Heschel: ShPIeL play delayed by COVID can be seen as pay-per-view film

Chack: Jewish theatrical group making dramatic readings available online

Chack: Jewish theatrical group making dramatic readings available online

Louisville play about Heschel postponed

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