✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Trent Spoolstra JCRC Director For as long as I can remember, I have been a supporter of Israel. My love for Israel has only grown as I have visited our people’s homeland three times and anticipate many more such … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The Jewish Federation of Louisville has hired Trent Spoolstra, currently Associate Regional Director of Anti-Defamation League Midwest, as the new director of the Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council. He takes over early next month from … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council We have celebrated Jewish American Heritage Month in this country since 2006. This may be a little-known fact to you; it was assuredly a little-known fact to me until very recently. When … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council The intricate stories of the Holocaust are as unique as snowflakes, melting. Each story of loss or survival is extraordinarily rare and precious but fading. Yet, when combined, those individual tragedies lose … Read More
By Matt Golden JCRC Director In one of the most far-reaching decisions to issue from the Israeli Supreme Court, the “reasonableness standard” of government remains in force. This decision, handed down on Monday (Jan. 1). is a direct “check” to … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council From the JCRC perspective, I could have written about a lot of things we did last week. There was a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in D.C., where 30 … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council Over the past 40 days or so, I have had the opportunity to be in a lot of places. I have attended gatherings and I have spoken to groups. I have given … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The statistics speak volumes, and what they say is horrific: Nine months into 2023, more than 110 people have been murdered and upward of 300 wounded within the city of Louisville by acts of gun … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council A week or so ago, JCRC member Ben Vaughan and I attended the West Louisville Forum. One of the two panelists was J. Michael Brown, Director of Constitutional Studies at Simmons College, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Two of Louisville’s most dynamic Jewish professionals have been selected to be part of Leadership Louisville’s Class of 2024. Matt Golden and Jaime Jorrisch are among 62 members of the 45th Leadership Louisville Class, with … Read More