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Jews, Muslims Partner Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. www.jewishlouisville.org JEWISH LOUISVILLE INSIDE: MAZIN WINNERS Portraits, landscape are top art this year COMMUNITY STORY ON PG 11 FRIDAY Vol. 45, No. 12 | December 20, 2019 | 22 Kislev 5780 Wolk to leave Jews, Muslims partner KI, congregation National interfaith project establishes Louisville council By Lee Chottiner announces By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Community Editor Louisville has become the 11th R a b b i American metro area to establish Michael Wolk a regional presence of the Muslim- will be leaving Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC), Keneseth Israel developing a new platform from Congregation in which to fi ght hate crime and promote 2020. religious minorities. In a letter to The Louisville MJAC was rolled the congregation, out during a Dec. 8 program at which was also Rabbi Michael Wolk the Muhammad Ali Center, which sent to Community, included national leaders of MJAC KI President Joan Simunic announced and its sponsoring organizations: The that Wolk has decided not to accept an American Jewish Committee (AJC) and offer to extend his contract beyond its the Islamic Society of North America. June 30 expiration date. Farooq Kathwari and Stanley “It has been a wonderful opportunity Bergman, co-chairs of the national working with a professional, dedicated, council, spoke at the program. and a passionate person like him,” The Jewish Community Relations Becky Ruby Swansburg and Dr. Muhammad Babar will chair the new Louisville chapter of the Muslim- Simunic wrote. “He has helped guide Jewish Advisory Council. (Community photo by Chris Joyce) Council (JCRC), a major partner in the KI through some challenging times, project, has been working with others Dallas, Kansas City and Los Angeles communities here. Swansburg, a he has supported many of us through over the past four months to make as metro areas with an MJAC. member of the Jewish Community of personal trials, and he has celebrated the new MJAC a reality. Several JCRC Becky Ruby Swansburg and Dr. Louisville Board of Directors, called simchas with us.” members were on hand for the event. Muhammad Babar will co-chair the Muslim-Jewish relations in Louisville Wolk provided “early notice” of his Louisville now joins New York, Louisville MJAC, which includes an “unexpected alliance” that is intent to relocate, she added. Scott Philadelphia/New Jersey, Washington, a mix of noted leaders from both increasingly becoming “very, very Weinberg will now chair a search Detroit, Southern Florida, Houston, See MJAC on page 23 See WOLK on page 23 Boxes of Memories: Archives Committee starts photo phase of digital project By staff reports In the basement of the Standard to process and eventually digitize JCL the back issues of Community on a Country Club, 11 people sat together papers, pictures and media into an searchable internet platform, which in a small room at three tables organized and searchable resource. the museum will host on its website. pushed together, hemmed in by Phase II of the process started in So far, papers from the ‘70s and ‘80s stacks of boxes. earnest on Dec. 4 at the Standard Club. have been digitized, while the 90s are In the adjoining hallway–more boxes. Abby Glogower, curator of Jewish being processed now. They all contained photos – albums collections and Jewish Community The JCL initiated the archives of photos, folders of photos, news Archive at the Filson Historical project, using a grant from the photos, photos on poster boards. Society, which is creating an online Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, The dozens of boxes easily contained archive, is guiding the effort. which pays for staff, storage space thousands of photos. Phase I of the archiving project, a and archival supplies. The Filson is That doesn’t even count the countless yearlong effort that involved culling working with the Archives Committee. strips of negatives, stacks of slides, and organizing JCL documents, is Separately, the Filson also is newspaper clippings from long ago. continuing. collecting historical materials from The job of these 11 volunteers? Sort But Fred Joseph, co-chair of the Jewish individuals, families and through these images, put them into archives committee, said phase II organizations. It is collaborating order, discard the duplicates, get them will make phase I look like a walk in JCL Archives Governance Committee Co-Chair. with the Jewish Studies programs ready to be identifi ed – whenever they the park. Frank Weisberg discusses the process with at the universities of Louisville and can be identifi ed. It’s the kind of hard “Preserving our Jewish history is members. (Community photo) Kentucky, using those collections in work and commitment they have been an important endeavor and couldn’t teaching and research, and designing putting in for a solid year. have been done without the countless been working on other collections, exhibits, programs, and workshops. Welcome to phase II of The Jewish and selfl ess hours of the committee including the records of Jewish Eying the stacks of boxes at the Community of Louisville Archives volunteers,” he said. Hospital. It also has contracted with Governance Committee’s on endeavor At the same time, the Filson has a company in New York to digitize See MEMORIES on page 23 CS J L P FIRSTROUND AUDITIONS JANUARY 26, 2020 REGISTER IN ADVANCE: www.CenterStageJCC.org/talent or call 502-238-2760 2 Community Y DECEMBER 20, 2019 Y 22 KISLEV 5780 THE DASHBOARD D’var Torah Snapshots: Momentum It can happen here if we do nothing These emails were in response to my sharing a video of Rick Wiles, a highly Rabbi Beth controversial American pastor based in Florida. When I fi rst saw one of his Jacowitz online broadcasts, I couldn’t believe Chottiner what I was hearing. Wiles broadcasts on TruNews, an online internet “news” source that promotes racist and anti-Semitic A few days before Thanksgiving, I theories. In his broadcast that I received the following emails from shared with my colleagues, he makes three separate Christian colleagues. the following heinous accusations: All were responding to a disturbing “They (the Jews) are deceivers. They video I had shared with them. plot, they lie, they do whatever they There was this: have to do to accomplish their political “I am so sorry you have to put up agenda. This Impeach Trump movement with these anti-Semitic threats. I have is a Jew coup, and the American people never heard of this guy, so hopefully better wake up to it really fast…. This his popularity is overstated. I was is a coup led by Jews to overthrow the slightly encouraged that no one in the constitutionally elected President of the comments section defended the guy. It United States, and it’s beyond removing seems this type of infl ammatory speech Donald Trump, it’s removing you and should not be legal. I stand with you. me…. They’re coming for you. There If you and Lee ever feel threatened and will be a purge; that’s the next thing that need a place to stay, you are always happens when Jews take over a country welcome in my home. If you want to – they kill millions of Christians.” join us for Thanksgiving it would be our While I don’t want to do anything to great honor and treat. I so appreciate promote Wiles’ disgusting sentiments, you. I am praying the fear you feel will we need to be aware of him and those not consume your thoughts or invade who think like him. your sleep.” Shaken, I emailed the video to two Jewish Louisville’s third JWRP Momentum women’s trip went to Israel in December. The participants ministers and a college professor with are sending back photos of their experiences in the Jewish state. And this: whom I have worked on interfaith “I’m so so sorry, and also horrifi ed, programs. that this sort of hate exists.... I have “I’m wondering what you know about never heard of this man, but I denounce Candles this minister and how widespread Here are the candle lighting times for Shabbat in January: his rhetoric whole-heartedly. I choose his reach is,” I asked them. “I was • Jan 3 @ 5:17 • Jan 24 @ 5:38 not to call him a minister because sitting here eating sushi and now – nothing he stands for aligns with the to be honest – I’m truly scared! Any • Jan 10 @ 5:23 • Jan 31 @ 5:46 calling that I accepted as a minister thoughts or input would be greatly • Jan 17 @ 5:31 for Jesus. And I vow to do what I can appreciated.” to make sure this ideology has as little I’m grateful for their responses, infl uence as possible in our city. Please their affi rmations of love and support. Contacts know that I … offer my home and my I know their remarks are sincere. church as refuge to you and your loved Got a story idea? A letter? A gripe? tion on hold? Development Associate However, never in my life did I A kudo? Kristy Benefi eld can handle all circula- ones if you ever need it. We got your expect it would be necessary – in this back…. Love wins.” Send it along to Community Editor tion questions. She can be reached at country – for my family to be offered Lee Chottiner at lchottiner@jew- kbenefi [email protected] or sanctuary! Let us be grateful for our Then this: ishlouisville.org. You can also call 502-238-2770. neighbors as we remain vigilant in the “I too stand with you, and not this Lee at 502-238-2783.
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