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Forum: Louisville’s JCRC joins national Jewish organizations calling for continued efforts to address antisemitism while protecting constitutional rights
By Bill Altman JCRC Chair Recent actions by the U.S. government—such as the deportation of student protesters and threats to withhold university funding—have prompted Jewish Americans to confront a difficult question: How can we respond to the alarming rise of … Read More
Preparing for the next chapter of the Jewish Community Relations Council
By Trent Spoolstra March will mark six months since I took the helm as director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. During that time, I have given media interviews, attended Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly, presented to various … Read More
The JCRC is moving forward with renewed structure and purpose
By Andrew Adler Community Editor At the Jewish Community Relations Council, the watchword these days is “nimble.” Under new chairman Bill Altman and new(ish) director Trent Spoolstra, JCRC is significantly reconfiguring how it carries out its mission. As the principal … Read More
‘A baby with two heads’
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
‘The people that went before you’
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
Antisemitism: What we did last summer
By Matt Golden My family and I took a vacation to Maine a week or so ago, right before my children’s school year started. This is not, however, a vacation story. This is a story about a peculiar form of … Read More
JCRC director Matt Golden and Jewish Heritage Fund’s Jaime Jorrisch tapped for Leadership Louisville’s class of 2024
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
Symphonic Spirit: Journeys of Faith project culminates (for now, anyway) with concert by the Louisville Orchestra
By Andrew Adler Community Editor There’s a moment in composer Joel Thompson’s “To Awaken the Sleeper” where a whirlwind of instrumental chaos gives way to noble figures in the horns — what Thompson describes as “a clarion call, a prophetic vision” … Read More