Roots Unlikely Partners for Peace: The Israel/Palestine conflict Through Different Eyes November 10, 2019 Dinner at 6:00 pm | Program at 7:00 pm RSVP required for Dinner Co-sponsored with Temple Shalom, JCRC, Interfaith Paths to Peace and Middletown Christian Church. …
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg It is beginning to feel like the next 18 months will be dominated by discussions of elections. We have had a taste of that here in Kentucky, with primary season over for the governor’s race, and … Read More
While millions of Americans are preparing for Memorial Day at the end of May, and Independence Day at the beginning of July, many American Jews have already celebrated those holidays, sort of. On May 19, The J held its annual … Read More
As Zionists and supporters of Israel, we follow what goes on there closer than your average person. We tend to hear sooner about important events making Israeli headlines. Our ears perk up when we hear Israel mentioned in the news. … Read More
David Sussman-one of Isreal’s most popular tour guides comes to Louisville! David’s signature talk has a universal theme that strikes a chord in each group he meets with. He talks about how he came to discover who he is and …
Israeli voters will go to the polls (again) this April to vote for a new government. What that means for some of the most important issues affecting Israel and Israelis is anyone’s guess. But American Zionists must also watch these … Read More
When Dr. Muhammad Babar was asked to join a delegation of 12 American-Muslim leaders on an AJC-sponsored trip to Israel this past November, he felt conflicted. “It was not easy for me to agree to take this trip,” the Louisville … Read More
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is blocking U.S. military aid to Israel. Paul, who has previously called to cut defense assistance to Israel, recently put a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which codifies into … Read More
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States predicted the world would know within days if Israel’s current government will continue in power or if the country will go to early elections. “We’ll see what will happen,” Ambassador Ron Dermer told Community … Read More
An interesting and complicated situation is going on in German politics right now. In the last few years, Germany has taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and many other parts of the Middle East, causing … Read More