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Jennifer Korn-Davis and Kevin Davis announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Annica, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at Congregation Beth Torah. Annica is the granddaughter of Judy and Marv Korn of Overland Park, Karen Fladoos of Oro Valley, Ariz., an...
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Stacey Hammer-Karty and David Karty announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Farrah Rose, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Farrah is the granddaughter of Linda Weinberg-Hammer, Alan Hammer and Karen Karty of St. Louis, the la...
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Lynn Shafton and Joel Shafton announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Daniel Benjamin, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Daniel is the grandson of Shirley and Ned Nelkin, Leawood, Shirley Kranzberg and the late Chuck Kranzberg, C...
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Dr. Theodore (Ted) Berman, age 61, of Eden Prairie, Minn., died July 19.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Cheryl Desnick; son, Dr. Michael Berman; daughter, Lisa Berman; brothers, Dr. David (Maggie) Berman and Dr. Sam (MaryEllen) Berman; sisters, ...
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The Community Kollel of Greater Kansas City has a new head man, or rosh kollel, in the person of Rabbi Yehuda Sokoloff.
Rabbi Sokoloff arrives just as former kollel member Rabbi Binyomin Gonsher moves to Boca Raton, Fla., where he’ll join another ex-Ka...
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Linda Weinberg Hammer and Alan Hammer announce the engagement of their daughter, Haylee S. Hammer, to Gray B. VonFriedly, son of Gray VonFriedly Sr. and the late Margaret VonFriedly.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Morris and Rose Weinbe...
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Esther “Blackie” Gershon, 98, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Friday, July 30, at Timberlake Care Center.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 2, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions t...
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It’s not uncommon in the Jewish community to hear complaints regarding a lack of programming for young people between the ages of 21 to 45. On the flip side, sometimes there are too many similar programs planned all at once. The Jewish Federation wants ...
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(Editor's Note: As of Aug. 13, Rabbi Morris B. Margolies is taking a few weeks off from writing his weekly column.)
I could not believe it but I saw it with my own eyes. Here was this TV commercial singing the praises of the “best church in town,” on...
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It’s because we have such great respect for the Anti-Defamation League that we were dismayed to see it tarred with well-aimed criticism over its recent stance against the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” in New York.
We take a back seat to no one in ...
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Michael Liss’s reason for moving to Kansas City was not unusual. He came here for a job.
A Philadelphia native finishing his MBA at Indiana University, Liss found a job at American Century Investments. He moved to Kansas City in 1998 and joined America...
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Galina Nemirovsky and Andrew Hammer of New York City announce the birth June 8 of a daughter, Mackenzie Riley Nemirovsky Hammer. Grandparents are Allan Hammer and Linda Weinberg-Hammer of Overland Park and Simon Nemirovsky and Bella Nemirovsky of Staten I...
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William “Bill” Steinhardt, an advertising and direct marketing consultant for 60 years, died Wednesday, July 28, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park. He was 83.
Bill was the retired president of Steinhardt Direct, a consulting firm he founded in...
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Thanks, Kansas City Six weeks ago, a group of high school students arrived in Kansas City representing the American Jewish Society for Service, and our 60th summer of service to America. These teenagers came from across the country and chose to spend the ...
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KC native and recent college graduate Jason Barnett knows what his job will be for the next two-plus years: Israeli soldier — in a combat unit, if he has anything to say about it.
This week 21-year-old Barnett joined a group of over 230 young people fr...
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Marvin F. Fishman, 76, formerly of Prairie Village, passed away Wednesday, July 14, in Boca Raton, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce, Boca Raton; daughters, Laura (Jeff) Friedman of Baltimore and Karen (Mark) Saper of Leawood; grandchildren, Alyssa ...
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Malvina Lantsberg, 85, Overland Park, passed away Thursday, July 22, at Villa St. Joseph.
Graveside services were held Sunday, July 25, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Mrs. Lantsberg ...
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When we think of Dwight D. Eisenhower today, his presidency naturally comes to mind first: Cold Warrior, golfer, creator of the Interstate Highway system, oracle of the military-industrial complex. Ike’s role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in...
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David and Doris Rubin recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married on July 22, 1945, in Richmond, Va. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1989 and have been enjoying life with their family and friends. They are members of Kehila...
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Rose H. Loeb, 96, of Overland Park, passed away Sunday, July 25, at Kansas City Hospice House.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 27, in the chapel at Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery, followed by burial. The family suggests contributions to Keh...
