With mandatory Holocaust and genocide education about to become law in Kentucky, a group of teachers and Jewish leaders are organizing to influence the way the subject is taught. This committee has drafted a rationale statement for the project, which … Read More
Holocaust studies students in this year’s VAMPY program for gifted teens at Western Kentucky University work on the latest in the class’ Never Again series of murals. The murals depict themes inspired by the Shoah. This year’s painting is based … Read More
Two Kentucky school teachers who have made major, though different, contributions to Holocaust education in the state, will travel together to Poland this summer to see the scenes of the genocide for themselves. Ron Skillern, who teaches Holocaust studies at … Read More
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Jewish people offended by his recent speech in which he blamed the Holocaust on Jews. “If people were offended by my statement in front of the [Palestinian National Council], especially people of the … Read More
Jewish Louisville is tasked with a holy mission: to preserve the memory of those killed in the Holocaust, to never forget what happened, and to see that it never happens again – to us or to anyone. This informs much … Read More
Susan Stein has performed her one-woman play, Etty, at Yad Vashem in Israel and before the archbishop of Canterbury in England. She has reprised it at high schools, religious sites and behind prison walls where inmates have given her unique feedback … Read More
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Louisville is firmly opposed to President Trump’s executive orders that would restrict entry for refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, halt federal funding for “sanctuary cities” and expand detention for immigrants and asylum-seekers. Today, on … Read More
“You don’t see any tears but they are inside.” Happy tears that is. That’s what one thankful man said when Dr. Diane Afoumado found his original birth certificate from the concentration camp where he was born. Every day, every second … Read More
The Louisville Free Public Library will host the traveling exhibit Anne Frank: A Private Photo Album, developed by the Anne Frank House and sponsored in North America by The Anne Frank Center USA. The exhibit consists of 71 photographs compiled … Read More
Partnership2Gether Holocaust Exhibit – From the ashes of the Holocaust, hope arises today as the study of those horrendous events leads to values-based educational discussions. On January 31, the Partnership2Gether Arts and Community Task Force is bringing a unique exhibit … Read More