Jewish Film Festival
Jewish Film Festival to make Speed debut in February
For the first time, the Jewish Film Festival will show one of its films at the Speed Art Museum – a move that Festival Director Marsha Bornstein hopes will expand the audience for the annual program. The festival will screen … Read More
2017 Jewish Film Festival Starts February 4
The J’s annual Jewish Film Festival is right around the corner, and the hard-working Festival Committee, chaired by Keiley Caster, has put together a stellar lineup of films and events that will run from Saturday, February 4, through Sunday, February … Read More
Grants Enable JCL to Provide More Vital Services to Community
The Jewish Community of Louisville is the largest Jewish agency in our community. In addition to raising money for all of Louisville’s Jewish agencies, it provides many unique and vital services for community members, from the Early Learning Center and … Read More
Three Sold-Out Shows for the 18th Louisville Jewish Film Festival So Far
The 2016 Louisville Jewish Film Festival has been setting attendance records and getting rave reviews for the quality of the selections, and there are still three more first-rate films to come. On Saturday, February 27, The Fire Bird will be … Read More
New Arts & Ideas Department Will Help JCC Move Forward
When you come to the Jewish Community Center for a CenterStage production, an art exhibit, a drawing class or a lecture, you know you can count on it being a high quality experience. Always looking to improve, the J is … Read More
Louisville Jewish Film Festival: Rosenwald
Rosenwald, 90 minutes, USA, documentary Driven equally by the Jewish value of charity and the writngs of Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, the son of a peddler who rose to head Sears, donated his wealth and prestige to join with …
Most Admired Woman in the Arts: Marsha Bornstein
For 31 years, Marsha Bornstein has worked at the Jewish Community Center, and for the past 10 of those years, she’s headed up the Louisville Jewish Film Festival. But recently, she got a taste of what it feels like to … Read More
JCL Marks JCC@125, Agency-wide Progress, Leadership Change
The Jewish Community of Louisville Annual Meeting, held Sunday, June 14, at the JCC, was a celebration of volunteers and achievements, but it was also a celebration of the JCL, what it has accomplished over the past year and its … Read More
At 83, Levy Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah
Ask Louis Levy what motivated him to be bar mitzvahed at age 83, and he responds. “In my day, young men in the Reform movement did not become a bar mitzvah. So, when the opportunity recently arose, I took it. … Read More