JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg I have been the director of community relations for the Jewish Federation of Louisville for the last 12 years. As I wrap up my tenure here, I am reflecting on some of the highs and lows … Read More
JCRC Scene Beth Salamon Kentucky General Assembly members have once again shown their extreme hostility to reproductive choice in the just-completed legislative session, overriding the governor’s veto of the anti-abortion bill HB 3. In doing so, they have made Kentucky … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Kentucky lawmakers should have swiftly rebuked one of their colleagues for making bizarre (and false) antisemitic statements during a House floor debate on an anti-abortion bill Wednesday. Instead, about two hours passed before anyone spoke … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg This past month, Amnesty International, a historically reputable human rights organization, released a report falsely accusing Israel of being an apartheid state. The Feb. 1 report, titled Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime … Read More
By Community Staff Matt Goldberg is leaving the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), but he won’t be going far. Goldberg, who has served as JCRC director for 11 years is moving into a new position at the Federation: director of … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Jewish Louisville is helping to settle and acclimate new arrivals from Afghanistan as the city prepares to accept hundreds of people recently evacuated from the war-ravaged country. Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) is settling as … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Gili Meisler and Bassam Aramin have reason to hate each other. Meisler, an Israeli, lost his older brother in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The experience radicalized the then-teenager, who joined the anti-Arab Kach party, … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg Elections have consequences. It’s a true statement of which we are reminded after every election. Some candidates run uncontested. Others face formidable opponents in tight races. Every 10 years, the U.S. Constitution calls for a census … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Anti-Semitic incidents in Kentucky rose to shockingly high levels in 2020, according to the latest audit by the Anti-Defamation League, as cases of harassment, vandalism and assault against Jews stayed stubbornly high nationwide. The Audit … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor “I’m a slow walker, but I never walk backward.” — Abraham Lincoln Three hours before Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris as Vice President, Louisville … Read More