By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council Today (May 25) the White House issued a comprehensive strategic plan to counter antisemitism in this country (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/U.S.-National-Strategy-to-Counter-Antisemitism.pdf The approach is being coordinated across a number of different actors — public, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Beth Salamon, State Policy Advocate Chair at the Louisville chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, has been elected to the NCJW’s national board. Salamon has long and deep experience in community affairs. She … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor There are times when Karen Berg is akin to a voice in the wilderness wondering if anyone is listening. As the Democratic Kentucky State Senator representing its 26th District (as of 2023, areas of Louisville … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council We are in a time of crisis. As I write this on, less than two weeks have passed since a man walked into the Old National Bank, here in our hometown, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor On Monday, April 17, the Trager Family JCC will join the rest of the world in observing Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. The hour-long ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. and will unfold on the … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would postpone a vote on far-reaching reforms to the judiciary and engage in dialogue with the opposition, yielding to calls from hundreds of thousands of protesters as well … Read More
This is a developing story. By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel was filled with surreal images Sunday night as thousands of people lit bonfires and gathered to protest in the streets against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his planned judicial … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor There’s a moment in composer Joel Thompson’s “To Awaken the Sleeper” where a whirlwind of instrumental chaos gives way to noble figures in the horns — what Thompson describes as “a clarion call, a prophetic vision” … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The Louisville Orchestra’s Saturday, March 11 “Journeys of Faith” concert – focusing on repertoire by Jewish and Black composers – features works that will be ciphers to most listeners. Consider, for example, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Ben Freed had barely settled into his role as Keneseth Israel Congregation’s new rabbi last spring when the email landed in his inbox. It had what seemed a routine request: Would he mention to his … Read More
