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By Andrew Adler Community Editor Two years ago – just days after the horrific events of October 7, 2023 – a large banner was put up on one side of the Weisberg Family Lobby at the Trager Family JCC. Bearing … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor How do you encapsulate 135 years of Jewish life in Louisville? How do you trace the line extending from the Young Men’s Hebrew Association of 1890 to the Trager Family JCC of 2025? How do … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Art is a powerful tool that can be used when exploring difficult subject matter in the classroom, representing the human condition and the world in ways that are nuanced and deeply impactful. As a universal … Read More
Today is a day of hope and, we pray, the beginning of healing for the hostages, their families and all of Israel. Through 18 major Jewish holidays and 105 Shabbat dinners, Jewish families in Israel and around the world … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — All 20 of the Israeli hostages still alive two years after being taken hostage by Hamas have returned to Israel, following an emotional morning that commanded the attention of Jews around the world who had … 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 Sara Klein Wagner For those of you who know me, I am prone to take a few turns and tangents when sharing a story or making a point. I got that from my father, of blessed memory. He could … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The University of Louisville’s Philosophy Department recently gained a new assistant professor. So did UofL’s Jewish Studies program. They are the same person: Michael A. Portal. “My position is a little bit peculiar,” acknowledges Portal, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Nearly two years after the horrific events of October 7, 2023, it would be easy — instinctive, even — for any observance of that anniversary to emphasize themes of abject pessimism. But that’s not … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was long ago, inside a second-grade classroom somewhere in 1920s Chicago, when a girl named Bernice Spitz caught the art bug. “Her teachers gave her crayons and paper, and she just never stopped after … Read More