Local college students shared the Passover holiday with their campus communities with two interfaith Sedarim – one at Bellarmine University with Campus Ministries facilitated by Rabbi Michael Wolk on Wednesday, April 6, and another at the University of Louisville with … Read More
Tuesday, March 22 6:30pm UofL Bingham Humanities Building 300 Born in Brooklyn and raised in Miami, Izzy Ezagui made Aliya in order to join the Israeli army and pursue his dream. Izzy was sent into combat at the border of …
Picture two huge gallery walls covered with 539 individual triangular shaped quilt pieces that each pay tribute to a woman, women’s organization or women’s issues and you can begin to sense the enormity of the University of Louisville Hite Art … Read More
Renowned Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret, who last visited Louisville during the 2008 Festival of the Book, will speak at the University of Louisville on Friday, October 16, at 3 p.m. about his recent critical success, the memoir The … Read More
Every year, the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law honors a leader in the legal profession with the Brandeis Medal and invites the honoree to Louisville to make a speech. That individual’s work exemplifies the values espoused by the … Read More
A new school year and a Jewish new year also mean a new start for the Hillel programs at the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University, and this year, that also means a new staff: Hillel Director Devon Oser and … Read More
The University of Louisville invites the community to the First Annual Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Lecture on Sunday, October 26, at 2 p.m. at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 E. Main St. At the inaugural lecture, Dr. … Read More
What is it about the coming-of-age narrative that Jewish authors find so enticing? This fall, the University of Louisville will explore this topic in a new course, “Youth in Jewish Literature and Film.” Students will study texts written from the … Read More
Following an extensive search, the University of Louisville has named Ranen Omer-Sherman, Ph.D., the first Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Chair of Judaic Studies. In this capacity, he will raise awareness of Judaism’s religious and cultural heritage through the creation … Read More
Earlier this year, University of Louisville Provost Shirley Willihnganz traveled to Israel with a group of provosts from colleges and universities across the country on a trip organized by the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange. The trip was designed to … Read More