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David Y. Chack

After the gunshots, ‘Room 1214’ dares us to look away — it runs Feb. 13-23 at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

By Andrew Adler Community Editor  It was a spasm of carnage all too familiar amid the annals of American gun violence: a teenager brandishing an assault rifle strides into a school, opens fire and within minutes renders a place of … Read More >

Community February 3, 2025

‘Indecent’ coming to Louisville: JHFE grant makes possible play about making of famous Yiddish drama

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Thanks to a Jewish heritage grant, an historic treasure of Jewish theater will be staged in Louisville next year. The Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence has awarded a $60,000 grant to Bunbury-ShPIeL, a cooperative of … Read More >

Latest News September 24, 2021

Did you hear the one about Carl Reiner and the anti-Semitic G.I.?

By David Y. Chack For Community We took Carl Reiner for granted. He was always there, writing, playing the straight man to Mel Brooks’ joke or acting as the foil for Dick van Dyke. He did it all with impeccable … Read More >

Latest News July 2, 2020

Performance and protest: The roles Jews and theatre play in racial justice

Guest Columnist David Y. Chack As an Ashkenazi Jew, cis-male and white, I have privilege in American society. So seeing the protests expressing outrage and the need for change after the horrific deaths of Black people, including George Floyd and … Read More >

Latest News June 29, 2020

Thirty Years War revisited: ‘Mother Courage’ given Jewish treatment in ShPIeL’s latest production

(Editor’s note: Please note that the dates of performances have changed since Community’s print deadline. Mother Courage will now be staged from Feb. 13-23.)  When German playwright Bertold Brecht wrote his classic work, Mother Courage and Her Children, in 1939, … Read More >

Latest News February 3, 2020

Green Book premiere is tragically timely, directors say

David Chack knew attacks such as the Kroger and Tree of Life shootings were bound to happen. He just didn’t know the two latest tragedies would happen within days of each other – one being so close to home – … Read More >

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