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The first Afghan family to be sponsored by a Louisville synagogue arrived Thursday night. Members of Temple Shalom were on hand at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to greet Jalaludin and Razia Shirzad, and their two-week-old son, Hewad, following their … 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 Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, David L. Finke would rush home at mid-day to make lunch for his grandfather, who lived with the family. Today, grown, married and a trained psychologist and human services executive, … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Two siblings are helping to run a Fresh Stop Market at New Roots, the regional network of food co-ops. A young man visits residents of an assisted living community on Shabbat, bringing challah, grape juice … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The Jewish Family & Career Services has hired a Louisville clinical psychologist to be its next chief executive officer. Dr. David L. Finke was chosen following what the agency described as an “exhaustive” eight-week national … Read More
Deborah Frockt, chief executive officer of Jewish Family & Career Services for the past 2½ years, resigned effective May 28. “I am honored to have been part of JFCS’ long history of service and to have led the organization through … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community While the pandemic may be slowing down with the help of vaccines, and the world is beginning to reopen, Jewish Family & Career Services has decided to keep this year’s MOSAIC awards virtual. But the … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor By the thousands, workers nationwide in Jewish communal organizations have been furloughed or laid off outright, victims of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic decimation of institutions. Now, career counselors and social workers from Jewish … Read More
As the coronavirus persists, Jewish Louisville continues to ramp up its community service work. Since the beginning the social isolation, the Jewish Federation of Louisville has provided meals on wheels to seniors, Jewish Family & Career Services (JFCS) continues to … Read More
Guest Columnist Amy Shir When the coronavirus pandemic reached Louisville, its low-income residents and very small businesses were among the hardest hit. They endured business closures, job losses and the elimination of child care and schooling for their kids. These … Read More