Jewish Hospital Rabbi Nadia Siritsky As we begin the Jewish month of Elul, which is the start of the High Holy Day season, our Jewish calendar encourages us all to enter into a time of reflection, of endings and new … Read More
Racism is on the rise. Anti-Semitism is accelerating. Islamophobia is increasing. Mass shootings are multiplying. The world needs some love … so let’s sing. That’s exactly what Louisville is about to do. A coalition of faith-based and civic partners, led … Read More
How often during the day do we stop and give thanks for our hands? When we look at our hands, do we see them critically, looking at age spots or less than perfect nails? Or do we recognize them for … Read More
Though one of the greatest novelists Israel has produced, David Grossman is no one’s idea of a stand-up comic. Yet Grossman, who took questions at a March 7 forum at the University of Louisville, made such a comic the main … Read More
Acclaimed novelist and Israeli television producer Ron Leshem will speak on the subject, “Israel as #1 Exporter of TV Shows to the U.S.”, Sunday, April 9, 1:30 p.m., at the Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library on the University of Louisville campus. … Read More
A Palestinian imprisoned for attacking Israelis with a knife watches Schindler’s List while behind bars and is moved to tears. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier directing a bomb strike on Gaza says he didn’t consider the collateral damage while … Read More
Rachel Singel, a local artist and professor at the University of Louisville opened her show, The Art and Architecture of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice, Italy on January 8. The exhibit examines the Venetian Jewish Ghetto, as it turned 500 … Read More
I am excited to announce a brand new Jewish Studies course which will be taught by Dr. Manuel Medina this spring at the University of Louisville. Humanities 361-01: “Jewish Culture in Latin America” will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 2-3:15 … Read More
Melvyn Koby, M.D., a University of Louisville alumnus, pioneer and innovator in ophthalmology in Louisville for more than 40 years, has established an award to promote compassion among the physicians training at UofL. The Dr. Melvyn Koby Educational Excellence Award … Read More
This fall, the program for Judaic Studies is very pleased to offer UofL’s first course in Jewish graphic novels and comics, HUM 561-01, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2:15 p.m. I’m the instructor, and I am co-editor of The Jewish … Read More