Louisville, on Sunday, became the 11th American metro area to establish a regional chapter of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC), developing a new platform from which to fight hate crime and promote religious minorities. The Louisville MJAC was rolled out … Read More
In 2011, Mayor Greg Fischer declared Louisville a “Compassionate City.” This month, he and other leaders of the city’s faith, education and business communities, went a step further. Fischer formally rolled out Compassionate Louisville as a 501.c3 organization during a … Read More
Jewish Louisville will again take part in the annual Dare to Care Hunger Walk. Only this year, they will have company. This year, Jewish – and Muslim – Louisvillians will walk together, on the same team. The joint-team, called the … 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
As an American holiday, Thanksgiving brings people from all walks of life and all faith groups together. In Louisville, the Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service and Dinner has become an annual tradition to promote understanding, compassion and fellowship. This year’s program, … Read More
The Torah is replete with many references to the stranger, from Abraham opening his tent to strangers to being reminded to be kind to them because we were strangers once in Egypt. This commandment is one of the tenets of … Read More
On Sunday, December 6, the Jewish Community Relations Council partnered with Keneseth Israel Congregation and the Louisville Islamic Center to participate in the second annual Project Warm Blitz. Project Warm is a local organization that helps those in need by … Read More
Leon Wahba will serve as chair of the 2016 Federation Campaign and he knows he has a big job ahead of him that involves recruiting a strong team of volunteers to help him. Keren Benabou and Laurence Nibur have stepped … Read More
On Wednesday evening, September 16, the Islamic Center on River Road was vandalized. The perpetrator spray-painted messages all over the mosque, saying, “Moslems, leave the Jews alone” and “this is for France.” The graffiti also included Stars of David, the … Read More
JCRC JOURNAL September 17, 2015 Shalom Friends: Last evening around 6:00 The Louisville Islamic Center at the River Road Mosque was vandalized in a most gruesome way. Graffiti was spray painted all over the Mosque, saying “Moslems, leave the Jews … Read More