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By Ann Glazer Niren Guest Columnist Happy Secular New Year! If you are a regular reader of my column, in the past few months you have learned about the various components of my job and how to donate items to the … Read More
By Ann Glazer Niren Guest Columnist Life at the Filson is busy, with programs, presentations, and donations— oh my! I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to the women of Hadassah about their collection at the Filson. I … 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 Ann Niren Guest Columnist I hope that everyone had a Zissen Pesach! At the Filson, I have been busy preparing new Jewish programming, meeting with many of you in the community, and making crucial connections, including with new donors. … Read More
By Ann Glazer Niren Guest Columnist As Community reported in a previous issue, I recently accepted a position at the Filson Historical Society as its new Curator of Jewish Collections. My job embraces several core components: maintaining and growing our … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The singular life and accomplishments of the late Kentucky activist Suzy Post were celebrated Sept. 7 at the Trager Family JCC. Amy Shir — a Filson Historical Society Community History Fellow — led a 90-minute … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It was two decades ago that – after generations of missteps and misstarts, pledges, projections and all manner of political maneuverings – the City of Louisville and Jefferson County reconciled their differences and became one entity: … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor About three years ago, Abby Glogower – Curator of Jewish Collections and Jewish Community Archives at the Filson Historical Society – approached the Jewish Heritage Fund with an intriguing proposal: to underwrite a program in … Read More
More than 20 community members gathered at the Glenview on Sunday, Nov. 14, to help the Jewish Community of Louisville Archives Committee identify subjects of photos from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Hosted by Frankye Gordon, hundreds of individuals, and … Read More
This is the fifth in a series of photo galleries made possible by the Louisville Jewish Archives Committee. The panel is seeking help from Community readers to identify photos from its collection, which depicts 100 years of Jewish life in … Read More