By Michael Ginsberg For Community When the COVID pandemic reached Louisville in early 2020, the leaders of the city’s Hebrew schools responded the same way as most other U.S. educators: They switched to virtual learning and scrambled to find ways … Read More
Why should you donate to the Federation Annual Campaign? The answer can be found locally and around the world. It even transcends age groups. Individuals from all backgrounds depend on the Federation and the people who give to it. But … Read More
On a rainy day in Krakow, Poland, Uwe von Seltmann, a young journalist from Germany, walked the streets of the city’s old Jewish Quarter. He was in town to write a story about Krakow’s Jews, past and present, and he … Read More
Sarah Harlan, who has served as principal of the High School of Jewish Studies since 2013, has accepted two new leadership roles in the community. While continuing as principal of HSJS, Harlan is now also serving as the principal of … Read More
There are some exciting changes afoot at Louisville’s High School of Jewish Studies. With the first day of classes just a few week away on Sunday, September 11, faculty and staff are gearing up to not only welcome the school’s … Read More
After 39 years of service to Temple Shalom, Rabbi Stanley Miles will be retiring on June 30. To honor him, the congregation invites the community to an open house reception on Sunday, June 19, from 2-4 p.m. at Temple Shalom. … Read More
Dear friends, I am much too often surprised when good folks I am soliciting for our all important Annual Campaign ask me who benefits from the monies raised? … what Jewish agencies share our allocations? So here’s a novel new … Read More
On Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6, Keneseth Israel Congregation hosted Scott Fried, a motivational speaker and author, as its first scholar-in-residence of the year. Fried spoke at KI after Shabbat services about his identity as a Jewish gay … Read More
Last year, the Jewish Foundation of Louisville launched the Community Impact Grants program to make funding from the unrestricted endowment available to Jewish community agencies to provide support for programmatic needs. Peter Resnik, chair of the Foundation Committee, announced that … Read More
Celebrate the Community at the Million Dollar Dinner Wonderful things happen when people come together as a community. This is especially true of our Louisville Jewish Community and the programs and services that are supported by the Annual Federation Campaign. … Read More