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By Andrew Adler Community Editor On the evening of Thursday, October 8, our community will gather in the Shapira Family Auditorium to mark the third anniversary of the terror attacks against Israel. Those attacks took place on the early morning … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Amelia Acosta Powell knows quite a bit about life’s intriguing dualities. Growing up in Denver as the daughter of a Roman Catholic mother and a Jewish father, she learned early on how to navigate the … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor If you spot two young women striding through the Trager Family JCC with the energy and purpose characteristic of late teenagerhood while exchanging sentences in rapid-fire Hebrew, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered our latest … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Editor’s note: While Dara Horn’s talk touched on a broad range of topics and issues, this article focuses on the subject of YOCD’s first public presentation: antisemitism. For more background about the Year of Civil … Read More
By Erik Siegel Louisville Jewish Community Chapel For generations, Louisville’s Jewish community has relied on a trusted funeral home, Herman Meyer & Son, to provide funeral services rooted in dignity, compassion, and respect for Jewish law and burial practices. … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky You can bet that he’s doing it for some doll. For the last week or so, the sounds of one of Broadway’s most … Read More
By Lenae Price If you have ever wondered what your Annual Campaign gift makes possible, look around our community. You can see it in a senior receiving a meal and a visit. In a child opening their PJ Library book each month. … Read More
Over the past several months, more than 100 members of Louisville’s Jewish community have participated in something both deeply personal and profoundly communal: practicing how to better disagree with one another. What began as a series of training sessions and facilitated conversations during the … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Almost three and a half years ago – January 23, 2023 to be exact – Community published a story looking at how the Jewish Heritage Fund was supporting college-level Jewish Studies programs as they evolved across Kentucky. … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award, which is the highest honor the Jewish Community of Louisville can give, is presented annually to a leader (or leaders) who have made a real difference – improving the quality … Read More