By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The Jewish Studies experience at the University of Louisville is about to move forward. UofL officials announced Monday that the long-awaited Jewish Studies Reading Room at the Ekstrom Library is about to become a reality, … Read More
For most Jews fleeing the Nazis, the war years were a dark time shrouded in fear and uncertainty. Not always so for their children. Joseph Polzer, in particular, was protected at a chateau in Vichy France from 1940 to 41, … Read More
Following an extensive search, the University of Louisville has named Ranen Omer-Sherman, Ph.D., the first Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Chair of Judaic Studies. In this capacity, he will raise awareness of Judaism’s religious and cultural heritage through the creation … Read More