SevenDays seeking area teens for 2025-2026 Kindness Youth Leadership Team
SevenDays invites area high schoolers to apply to its Kindness Youth Leadership (KYLT) team for the 2025-2026 school year.
KU Chabad, KU Hillel denounce anti-Israel resolution, encourage student advocacy
The University of Kansas Student Senate overruled its president’s veto of a resolution denouncing Israel, titled “A Resolution to Recognize the Ongoing Genocide in Palestine.”
Cohn family Holocaust items on display at Beth Torah
Congregation Beth Torah member Robert Cohn, son of Holocaust survivors, donated his family’s Holocaust-related items to his synagogue.
Jewish Community Foundation seeking applications for new scholarship fund
A new scholarship fund, the Ben and Martin Jabenis Memorial Endowment Fund, has been established at the Jewish Community Foundation to benefit Jewish students attending Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA).
Applications open for 2025-26 Jewish War Veterans scholarships
Jewish War Veterans (JWV) MO-KAN Post 605 is currently seeking applications for college scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. Post 605 offers scholarships annually.
KU Jewish Studies Program in search of Hebrew language specialist
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Kansas is looking to hire a Hebrew language specialist to begin in the fall of 2025.
The J’s Director of Arts and Culture Keith Wiedenkeller announces retirement
After eight years of service to The J and the community, Keith Wiedenkeller, director of Arts and Culture and managing artistic director of The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre, has announced his retirement, effective this July.
Actress Iris Bahr to perform “Golda’s Balcony” at The White Theatre
Award-winning writer, actor, director and producer Iris Bahr will present her take on the one-woman show, “Golda’s Balcony,” coming to The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre on April 26 and 27.
Applications open for Knowledge As Power: Educating Against Antisemitism cohort
Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, and the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) have partnered to facilitate a four-session cohort-style program called Knowledge as Power: Educating Against Antisemitism.
KU Jewish Studies to celebrate Shelley Rissien upon retirement
After 25 years of teaching students and shaping the Hebrew language program at the University of Kansas, Shelley Rissien, Jewish Studies Hebrew coordinator, will retire at the end of the Spring 2025 semester.
JCF site visits connect donors to KU Jewish organizations
On April 8, together with fundholder Eric Kaseff, the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) hosted site visits to KU Chabad and KU Hillel in Lawrence, Kansas.
Local Hadassah Nurses Council sponsoring Walk with a Friend for Health
Hadassah Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 23rd annual Hadassah Walk with a Friend for Health, sponsored by its Nurses Council, on Mother’s Day.
JFS celebrates Food Pantry’s 13th birthday with b’nai mitzvah
Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry is celebrating its 13th birthday with a b’nai mitzvah party.
Elmwood Cemetery to hold interfaith Memorial Day service
Kansas City’s historic Elmwood Cemetery will commemorate its 153rd Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, by offering several special events and services, including an interfaith service featuring The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah’s Rabbi Rachel Rothstein.
Shoshana Bean to host KC SuperStar Finals on Aug. 24
Shoshana Bean, a Tony Award winner and two-time Tony-nominated performer, has been announced as the host for the 2025 KC SuperStar Finals on Sunday, Aug. 24, at Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College.