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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
By Lenae Price Our community is rising to meet the moment. On May 11th, the Jewish Community of Louisville officially kicked off the “Building on Our Promise” capital campaign, a bold $29 million vision to expand connection, belonging, wellness, and Jewish engagement … Read More
By Jessie Gindea This fall, the Jewish community in Louisville begins building something sacred together: the Jewish Learning Experience (JLE), a bold new vision for K–12 supplemental Jewish education designed to spark joy, belonging, curiosity, and lifelong connection. Rooted in … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner It was a picture-perfect, undeniably once in-a-lifetime morning, the Sahara Desert sand was shimmering, we had just witnessed a magnificent sunrise over endless miles of dunes. It was so quiet we could hear the wind. We gathered, 30 in our … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor If you’re looking for someone who encapsulates the rich narrative of Louisville’s Jewish Community Center, you would do well to have a chat with Carol Behr. Beginning with the YMHA located downtown at Second and Jacob Streets, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor There are many pathways for volunteers to make significant impact on the Jewish Federation of Louisville’s Annual Campaign. Take, for example, the multifaceted commitments by Julie Strull and Kevin Trager. Both share a keen interest … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor To appreciate what Israelis living in our Partnership2Gether region are facing these days, consider the following WhatsApp text sent to me on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:44 p.m. Israel time: We are currently in the … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor On the evening of Monday, April 13, Louisville’s Jewish community will mark Yom HaShoah with ceremonies at Congregation Adath Jeshurun. The remembrance will include remarks by Holocaust survivor Ruth Kline, whose family emigrated from Germany … Read More
By Thomas Wissinger This past weekend – March 21-22 – CenterStage Academy presented the musical Disney’s The Lion King Jr., where more than 25 kids lived their best lives performing in front of sell-out crowds in the Shapira Foundation Auditorium. Academy … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It’s been almost four months since the launch of the Year of Civil Discourse, a broad-based, community-wide initiative aiming to “empower Louisville community members to transform difficult conversations into learning opportunities.” More than 100 people … Read More