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By Lee Chottiner Community Editor U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth knows that the compassion President-elect Joe Biden showed during his campaign is genuine. He has seen it up close and personal – twice. And both times involved a Kentuckian. The first … Read More
Jewish communities here and nationwide attended vigils and services at mosques in their communities, expressing support and concern in the wake of the murder by a white supremacist of at least 50 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New … Read More
(Editor’s note: In the wake of the shootings at Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha in Pittsburgh and the Kroger in Jeffersontown, area congregations opened their doors for #ShowUpForShabbat, a nationwide campaign by the AJC and Jewish Federations of North … Read More
As the vigil for 11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue and two shoppers gunned down at the Jeffersontown Kroger got under way, Shalom Malka’s mind went to happier thoughts. He had attended Tree of Life, scene of Saturday’s carnage, … Read More
Karen Berg always saw herself going into politics. In fact, she had it all figured out. “I was actually a political science major,” she said. “I was going to go to law school, I was going to work for Legal … Read More
As he puzzles together the hows and whys of Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump, and the down-ticket defeats in the recent election, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says he’s certain of two things: Obamacare will not be repealed – not … Read More
On Wednesday, August 26, Sen. Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader who has a long history of support for Israel as an important U.S. ally and a strong interest in the Middle East, shared these thoughts with respect to … Read More
On Wednesday, September 2, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth spoke at the Jewish Community Center about the nuclear agreement with Iran. Rep. Yarmuth said there are two things that virtually every member of Congress can agree on: support of Israel and … Read More
On Thursday, September 10, Dr. Patrick Clawson, the Morningstar senior fellow and director of research at the Washington Institute, where he directs the Iran Security Initiative, spoke to a group at the Jewish Community Center via Skype. He had been … Read More
A significant and noteworthy topic for discussion across the country in the last few weeks has been the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agreement reached by negotiators from the United States and five other parties with Iran to limit … Read More