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By Lee Chottiner Community Editor In a sign of just how big a deal the first Jewish Community Center to be built here in 70 years is, Thursday’s ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the Trager Family JCC was highlighted by an appearance … Read More
By Lisa Hornung Community Editor The past 125 years were filled with change and advocacy for the National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section. Don’t expect the next 125 to be any different. As the Louisville Section celebrated its 125th … Read More
Gov. Andy Beshear has recognized March as Anti-Semitism Awareness and Mitigation Month. In a two-minute video posted Monday to Twitter, Beshear appealed to Kentuckians to “help protect our people,” noting “troubling trends” of anti-Semitic acts in the commonwealth. He singled … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor LEXINGTON – Dec. 12’s violent incident during the Chabad menorah-lighting event serving the University of Kentucky is the worst sustained by that Jewish organization, but hardly the first. In an interview with Community, Rabbi Shlomo … Read More
By staff and releases Kentucky officials scrambled Tuesday to respond to the latest use of anti-Semitic symbolism or statements to train police and emergency workers. Jewish leaders were “outraged” by the report, the second of its kind in one month, … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Responding to the revelation that the Kentucky State Police (KSP) once used quotes from Adolf Hitler in a training slide show for its cadets, the number two executive in state government will oversee a reassessment … Read More
Guest Columnists Beth Salamon and Ruth Greenberg (This is the second in a three-part series by NCJW, Louisville Section, about voting in the November election.) Voting hasn’t always been easy for everyone, but this year feels particularly challenging. For many … Read More
Guest Columnist Ruth Greenberg (Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series by the National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, on voting issues, leading up to the November election.) Thanks to Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Classes may be virtual in Jefferson County schools to start the year, but that doesn’t mean kids won’t be grabbing their notebooks and devices in the morning and heading somewhere. And that somewhere could be … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Keneseth Israel is surveying its members about reopening the synagogue before deciding if, when and how to do it. The congregation sent out a five-question survey to its members earlier this month to gauge their … Read More
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