✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Comunity Staff The 2022 Jewish Communinty of Louisville Award winners, which will be presented on July 14 at the Annual Meeting, include lifetime volunteers to the community, emerging young leaders and indispensable Federation and Trager Family JCC staff members. … Read More
Gov. Matt Bevin, this week, signed a bill that prohibits the commonwealth from doing business with significant contractors that engage in boycotts of the State of Israel. The signing, which took place Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Capitol in Frankfort, … Read More
An Annual Meeting is always a celebration of an organization’s accomplishments and an opportunity to honor those who provide leadership and serve as role models. The Jewish Community of Louisville’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 15, was no exception; however, … Read More
“You don’t see any tears but they are inside.” Happy tears that is. That’s what one thankful man said when Dr. Diane Afoumado found his original birth certificate from the concentration camp where he was born. Every day, every second … Read More
Dear friends, I am much too often surprised when good folks I am soliciting for our all important Annual Campaign ask me who benefits from the monies raised? … what Jewish agencies share our allocations? So here’s a novel new … Read More
The Jewish Federation of Louisville thanks all members of the community who answered the call and gave generously on Super Sunday, January 31. Throughout the day, the Board Room bustled with energy and activity as dedicated volunteers and staff called … Read More
In the general community, Super Sunday means a championship football game, time with friends and family, snack foods and lots of fun with the result of one team being crowned champion. In the Jewish community, Super Sunday also means a … Read More
Many people in the Louisville Jewish community remember Alexandra Shklar fondly. She worked in the community as a shlicha, an emissary from Israel, for several years. It was an exciting time, because during her tenure, we celebrated Israel at 60 … Read More
There was a buzz of excitement in the air at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Conference Center on Sunday, December 13, when Jewish community leaders arrived for the Stronger Together 2016 Federation Campaign Major Gifts dinner. This was … Read More
(see below full photo gallery of #FantasyFundraising Campaign Kick-Off Event) The Jewish Community Center’s Senior Adult Lounge was packed with eager volunteers at the 2016 Federation Campaign Kickoff on Sunday, November 1, when Campaign Chair Leon Wahba called David Kaplan … Read More