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Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Commemoration Day, is a time to remember – a time for the community to come together to hear survivors’ stories, remember those who perished and learn how to make the world a better place. This year, Yom … Read More
Purim is probably the most joyous and fun Jewish holiday of the year. It has even provided several words in our everyday vernacular “the whole Megillah” or “shpiel”. There is something for everyone: treats, including Hamantashen, costumes, celebrations, including alcohol, … Read More
When the movie Woman in Gold was released last year, awareness of the efforts by Jewish families to recover valuable art looted by the Nazis during World War II was elevated substantially. The movie told the story of Maria Altmann’s … Read More
The Jewish Community of Louisville has announced that in 2015, the Lewis W. Cole Memorial Young Leadership Award will go to Ross Cohen and the Joseph J. Kaplan Young Leadership Award will go to Scott Weinberg. They will be presented … Read More
(see full event photos below) Conrad Weiner has endured more than most of us can imagine. He spent four years of his early childhood in a concentration camp, walked for two weeks in a Ukrainian winter and saw his grandmother … Read More
A time to remember. A time to listen. A time to bear witness. The annual Jewish Community Relations Council Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration, “The Story Has to Be Shared,” will be Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at Keneseth Israel. … Read More
Louisville’s delegation of eight traveled to the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual conference, the General Assembly, last week. What an inspirational experience, being surrounded by thousands of like-minded people with similar aspirations: to build and sustain Jewish identity for … Read More
“The Egyptian, Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away. The Greek and Roman followed, made a vast noise and they are gone. Other peoples have sprung up, and … Read More
Each Holocaust survivor’s story is unique and each has found a way to live with the memories. Some have been sharing their experiences for years, hoping that by doing so they can promote tolerance and understanding. Others, who have been … Read More
This year’s community-wide Yom HaShoah program, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, Pouring Out the Heart: Learning from Personal Stories of the Holocaust will be Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Center for the Arts, in … Read More
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