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By Ben Sales (JTA) — This is a developing story. Hamas has released Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli citizen, back to Israel under a deal reached with the United States. The release, conducted Monday evening in Gaza, may inaugurate a new … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Corey Shapiro and Carol Jones are among the most passionate and hardest working members of Louisville’s Jewish community. Five years ago — about the time that Covid was upending life across the globe – they … Read More
By Bill Altman JCRC Chair Recent actions by the U.S. government—such as the deportation of student protesters and threats to withhold university funding—have prompted Jewish Americans to confront a difficult question: How can we respond to the alarming rise of … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was almost exactly two years ago — April 27, 2023, to be precise — that 10-year-old Madelyn “Maddie” Behr made her acting debut in CenterStage Academy’s production of Annie Jr at the Trager Family … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — Antisemitic incidents in the United States increased once again in 2024, the Anti-Defamation League reported, reaching a new all-time high and providing the latest indicator of a continued surge in antisemitism following Oct. 7, 2023. … Read More
By Grace Gilson (JTA) — Jewish groups and leaders are voicing their grief and condolences after the passing of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic church who addressed interfaith relations during his tenure. Francis, who became pope in 2013, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was nil-nil on a steamy summertime evening as Louisville City FC squared off against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Watching (and cheering) were a record 14,673 soccer-besotted fans packing Lynn Family Stadium. At the 62-minute … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was a question at once inevitable and unanswerable: How could one people hate another people so virulently, so murderously, to produce what became to be called the Holocaust? “I think the main reason was … Read More
Rabbi Emeritus Chester B. Diamond of The Temple, a giant of Reform Judaism, has passed away at 88 By Andrew Adler Community Editor Rabbi Chester B. Diamond, who spent his entire career – an astonishing 60 years – at The … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Former hostages, including some released in recent weeks, were among the tens of thousands of Israelis who took to the streets on Tuesday to protest Israel’s resumption of fighting in Gaza. “Israel’s decision to return … Read More
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