May 23, 2014 23 IYAR 5774 Community 1 Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. www.jewishlouisville.org INSIDE Stiffing Yom HaShoah Commemoration Shows Strong Connection between Teens and Survivors PAGE 13 Communit■ ■ y FRIDAY VOL. 39, NO. 09 23 IYAR 5774 MAY 23, 2014 Blanche B. Lewis W. Josepth J. Kaplan Julie E. Linker Ron and Marie Ottenheimer Community Cole Young Young Leadership Elsie P. Judah Relations Young Abrams Volunteer Award Leadership AwardAward Award Leadership Award of the Year David A. Jones Keren Benabou Tracy Geller Margaret Mazanec Becky Swansburg Angie Aronoff JCL TO HONOR AWARD WINNERS Joseph Fink Arthur S. King JUNE 1 Community Service Ellen Faye Award See story, page 5. Scholarship Garmon Award Tara Stone Natania Lipp Audrey Nussbaum David A. Jones, Jr. David A. Jones to Receive Stuart Pressma Stuart Pressma Stuart Pressma Stuart Pressma Stuart Pressma Ottenheimer Stacey Marks Student Student Student Student Student Nisenbaum Award Leadership Award Leadership Award Leadership Award Leadership Award Leadership Award Award on June 1 Jacob Finke Rachel Bass Eli Gould Ben Koby Deborah Levin Maggie Rosen by Shiela Steinman Wallace Jewish Foundation Resumes Grants Program Editor by Niki King and social services within the local Jew- ahu Academy Endowment Fund. This he Jewish Community of Louis- Public Relations Specialist ish community. fund was created to support Jewish ed- ville’s Blanche B. Ottenheimer “We welcome your grant requests ucation in Louisville at a community Award is given annually to a The Jewish Community Foundation to strengthen our ability to service the Jewish Day School. Since Eliahu Acad- T leader who has made a real dif- will soon resume making grants from needs and aspirations of Jewish Lou- emy no longer exists, the Foundation ference – improving the quality of life unrestricted endowments to benefit lo- isville,” said Peter Resnik, Committee committee has, according to protocols, in Louisville, in Kentucky and beyond. cal Jewish community organizations. Chair of the Foundation. repurposed this fund for other educa- There is no doubt that the 2014 Otten- In fiscal year 2014-15, a pool of $25,000 Initially, grants will likely range from tional purposes, keeping as close to the heimer Award recipient, David A. Jones in Jewish Community Impact Grants $500 to $2,500, up to a maximum award original goals of the fund as possible un- Jr. merits this honor. will be available to Louisville-based of $5,000. til such time the original intent can be “I am thrilled and humbled to receive Jewish organizations to support cultur- The committee will also be accepting fulfilled. this award,” Jones said, adding that it al, educational, leadership development grant requests to The Rose Hanson Eli- For the 2015 fiscal year, this fund has feels premature. Only a year and a half up to $11,000 available for Jewish youth into his term on the Jefferson County education. The committee will consider Board of Education, he views it an en- requests to fund specific programming. couragement for what is yet to be accom- INDEX All proposals should be submitted by plished. Jones is passionate about his business, JCRC update .......................................2 June 15. After that, requests will be con- sidered throughout the year if funds are his community service, health – both in Letter: Peter Rabbit ................................2 still available. For this year, the commit- the community and his own – and his Did You Know … ................................3 tee has stipulated that it prefers grants family, and he invests a tremendous JCL Update .........................................3 POSTAGE that help promote the expansion or en- amount of energy and commitment into KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE LBSY Graduation/Siddur Ceremony ..3 PERIODICALS hancement of existing, well-received and each. Foundation Gives $25K to JFCS .........4 see GRANTS page 21 see JONES page 9 JFCS Annual Meeting .........................5 Calendar of Events ..............................5 Chavurat Shalom .............................. 11 Swansburg Named UofL Provost Visits Israel ..................12 Lost Tribe Event ................................14 JCRC Chair; Linker Uniquely Jewish Comedy Event .......15 Campaign and Foundation ...............20 Award Recipient Zeitman Inducted in Hall of Fame .....20 Golding Named Official Rabbi ..........20 by Shiela Steinman Wallace King David Society Event ..................21 Editor JFCS Calendar ..................................22 Teen Topics .......................................23 Becky Ruby Swansburg has been named chair Katchor Lecture ................................23 of the Jewish Community Relations Council and is Newsmakers .....................................24 the recipient of the 2014 Julie E. Linker Communi- ty Relations Young Leadership Award, which will be Around Town .....................................25 presented at the Jewish Community of Louisville’s Lifecycle ............................................26 Annual Meeting, Sunday, June 1, 10:30 a.m. at the D’var Torah ........................................27 Becky Ruby Jewish Community Center. Review: Sound of Music .......................27 Swansburg see SWANSBURG page 7 2 Community May 23, 2014 23 IYAR 5774 is that the more Jews a country has, the Communit y less likely it is to hold these kinds of views Community is published monthly by theJewish JCRC UPDATE … to know us is to love us! While this Community of Louisville, Inc., 3600 Dutchmans is not always the case (some countries Lane, Louisville, KY 40205-3216. Thank You, Laos! Rounding out the top 10 are Iraq, Ye- at the bottom of the list have very few USPS #020-068 at Louisville, KY. men, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Kuwait, Jews), the survey shows countries where The Jewish Community of Louisville is by Matt Goldberg, Director Bahrain, Jordan and Morocco. Interest- Jewish populations are more than .1 per- a nonprofit organization. $26 of your pledge Jewish Community Relations Council ingly, Iran ranked high with a rate of 56 cent of the population tend to be less an- is for a subscription for Community. percent, but ranked lower than countries ti-Semitic. So thank you to the countries For more information, call such as Greece, Turkey and Armenia. at the bottom … Laos, the Philippines, (502) 459-0660, fax (502) 238-2724, his past week, the Anti-Defama- The United States ranked very low, Sweden, and the Netherlands for your e-mail [email protected] or check out tion League issued a compre- with 8 percent, or 95th place out of 102. open minds and open hearts regarding the website www.jewishlouisville.org. hensive report on Anti-Semitic The country with the lowest rate of an- the Jewish people. POSTMASTER – Send address changes to attitudes around the world – the ti-Jewish attitudes is, surprisingly, Laos, Community, 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, T largest ever survey of its kind. The results with .2 percent. Ukraine Crisis KY 40205-3216. were sobering and depressing. The coun- The questions asked dealt with classic I am often asked about the crisis in the tries polled represent over four billion of anti-Jewish stereotypes of Jewish con- Ukraine and there is an interesting dy- COMMUNITY DEADLINES the world’s population and roughly 26 trol, dual loyalties, economic power and namic there for the Jewish community. Deadlines for the next two issues of percent of this population (representing exploiting the Holocaust … and it might There is no serious spike in anti-Semit- Community for copy and ads are: June 20 over one billion people) has some sort of be this last topic where the survey re- ic incidents (although there have been a for publication on June 27 and July 18 for publication on July 25. anti-Jewish attitudes. sults are most disturbing. few disturbing ones, like the “Registra- Respondents were read 11 statements Only 33 percent of respondents have tion” letter that turned out to be a hoax). Community publishes News makers and Around and were told to indicate if they were heard of the Holocaust and believe it The Jews in Eastern Ukraine general- Town items at no charge. Items must be “probably true” or “probably false.” If has been accurately described by histo- ly hold opinions like their non-Jewish submitted in writing. Please include your name and a daytime telephone number where you the respondent answered at least 6 out ry, and of those who have heard of the neighbors, a pro-Russian one. can be contacted in the event that questions of 11 as probably true, they were found Holocaust, roughly one third believe it is The Jews in the western part mirror arise. Community reserves the right to edit all to hold anti-Jewish attitudes generally. either a myth or greatly exaggerated. their non-Jewish neighbors in support of submissions to conform to style and length Among the 11 statements were: The results of this survey are certainly further connection with Europe. Recent requirements. • The Jews are more loyal to Israel than upsetting, but is there anything we can polls indicate that the Jews of Ukraine their native country; do about it? are far more concerned about anarchy ADVERTISING INFORMATION • “Jews have too much power in the One response might be to circle the than they are about anti-Semitism. To advertise, please contact business world; wagons, be convinced that the world will However, with the violence and uncer- Jennifer Hardage, 502-418-5845 or e-mail • People hate Jews because of the way always be against the Jews, and become tainty of the current situation, the Jews [email protected]. Jews behave; very insular and suspicious. Another of Ukraine are in a unique position as The appearance of advertising in Community • Jews have too much control over the response might be to ignore the whole they have the option of making Aliyah. does not represent a kashruth endorsement. global media; and thing, convinced that the numbers don’t Reports of massive immigration of the • Jews are responsible for most of the tell the story, and choosing to live as Jews Jewish community of Odessa to Israel EDITORIAL POLICY world’s wars. without any thought to the anti-Semi- are starting to be taken seriously.