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If you haven’t gotten a chance to hear Louisville Orchestra conductor Teddy Abrams speak, here’s your opportunity. The young, innovative musical director has generated quite the buzz around Louisville, and you can see what the fuss is all about at … Read More
When Teddy Abrams was named conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, excitement bubbled up throughout the arts community. Outgoing, energetic and innovative, he has generated a buzz of support throughout Louisville. Now the University of Louisville Humanities and Jewish Studies Programs … Read More
Those who arrived on Sunday, April 13, at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft anticipating the annual academic lecture were in for a surprise. This year’s Naamani Lecture was a show. Who knew? Kentoki: Kentucky Through Jewish Eyes is … Read More
Each year, the University of Louisville honors the memory of Professor Israel T. Naamani with a lecture bearing his name. This year, however, the lecture is an arts event that is designed to attract a wide audience. The 2014 Naamani … Read More
Naamani Lecture looks at Small-Town Jewish communities [by Cynthia Canada] The University of Louisville’s 2013 Naamani Lecture, delivered by Professor Lee Shai Weissbach on April 9, focused on the topic of his new book, Jewish Life in Small-Town America: … Read More
[by Cynthia Clegg Canada and Shiela Steinman Wallace] Shortly after graduating from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Noah Efron volunteered for the Israeli Army. It was a move to redefine himself as not just “another American Jew destined to be professor … Read More
[by Dr. Edwin Segal] Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology, University of Louisville On April 1, Dr. Steven Fine presented the Naamani Memorial Lecture. Dr. Fine is professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University, head of the Department of Jewish History … Read More
The 2012 Naamani Memorial Lecture is fast approaching and anticipation is building for this year’s talk, to be delivered by Professor Steven Fine of New York’s Yeshiva University. Professor Fine’s lecture, “The Colorful Art of the Ancient Synagogue,” will be … Read More
Professor Steven Fine of Yeshiva University in New York has been selected to deliver the University of Louisville’s 2012 Naamani Memorial Lecture on Sunday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. This year, the lecture will be presented at the Jewish Community … Read More