News from Middle Tennessee's Jewish Community |
Thursday, April 3, 2025
“Despite vows of ‘Never Again,’ antisemitism still rears its head.” Those are the words of Leslie Kirby, Vice President of The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and Chair of the Task Force on Israel and Domestic Antisemitism. She made them on January 27th, which is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz. This year, The Jewish Federation used the day as a call to action. At a virtual event, “Shine a Light on Antisemitism – No Hate in our State,” local leaders from Nashville’s academic, business, and political communities called on their constituents to take a pledge to stand against antisemitism in all its forms and in every place it occurs.
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The Gordon JCC’s veteran staffer, Carrie Mills, has been promoted. In addition to her 20-year stint as assistant to the TGIT program, and Curator for the J’s art galleries, she will now add the role of Older Adults Program Manager. Noted as a Renaissance woman, Carrie is also an artist, designer, and musician. Her broad, diverse, creative life includes painting, collage, photography, fashion, styling, jewelry design, songwriting, singing, and pet portraiture. For nearly 20 years, Carrie has been the advertising manager for the Observer newspaper and she currently writes a monthly column, "Kvetch in the City” for the paper. For 10 years, Carrie has also taught a popular Fashion Camp for Camp Davis. She is very excited about her new role as Older Adults Program Manager and has great plans for creative and engaging programming. Coming your way, The Arlene & Alan Show featuring Rabbi Kohansky and his beautiful bride who consider it an honor to sing and dance and kibbitz with our seniors, their favorite mensches! Also in the works is a presentation on balance and fall prevention. Who doesn’t need that?! Stay tuned! And please…let Carrie know if there are programs that you would like to see. Feel free to share any other good ideas…carrie@nashvillejcc.org.
