NCJW to host annual Mother’s Day Jewelry Store program
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) of Greater Kansas City will once again hold its annual Mother’s Day Jewelry Store program.
Volunteers help drive the success of Jewish Family Services
April is Global Volunteer Month, and for Jewish Family Services (JFS), volunteers help the agency fulfill its mission of “repairing the world, one person at a time.”
Community Yom HaShoah commemoration scheduled for May 5
This year’s annual community-organized Yom HaShoah commemoration has been scheduled for Sunday, May 5, to honor victims of the Holocaust and the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
JVS, Beth Shalom welcome refugee family
After months of planning, training and furniture procurement, a cohort of volunteers from Congregation Beth Shalom formed their first ambassador group to welcome a newly-arrived refugee family.
Two HBHA students advance in International Academic Competitions
Two Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) students, Leo Cohen and Caden Field, have secured spots at the Nationals in the United States division of the International Academic Competitions (IAC).
Jewish works to be featured in Kansas City choral performance
The William Baker Festival Singers & Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert of five masterworks, including William W. Dreyfoos’ “Songs of the Holocaust” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”
B’nai Jehudah members trace Civil Rights journey
A group of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah adult learners spent three days in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, in late March on an immersive trip studying slavery and the Civil Rights Movement in America.
Professor to host op-ed workshop at B’nai Jehudah
Dr. Diana Carlin, a retired professor of communications, will provide guidance on writing an effective and persuasive opinion-editorial essay at a B’nai Jehudah workshop.
KC Kosher Meals on Wheels serves seniors and people with disabilities; seeks volunteers
Every Sunday, KC Kosher Meals on Wheels delivers homemade kosher meals cooked in the Torah Learning Center kitchen to seniors and people with disabilities in the Greater Kansas City area. The program aims to expand its reach to serve more Jewish community members in need.
Glenwood Arts Theater to host encore screening of “Big Sonia”
“Big Sonia,” the award-winning 2016 film about local Holocaust survivor and tailor Sonia Warshawski, will be rescreened at the Glenwood Arts Theater along with the filmmaker’s new movie, “Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool.”
New Jewish women’s group, JULIET, forms in Kansas City
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIET) is the Kansas City Jewish community’s newest women’s group. Inspired by Jewish values, the organization is a social and educational group that offers support to the community.
MCHE to discuss Terezin, Nazi “model ghetto,” in Fort Scott
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will discuss Terezin, the Nazis’ “model ghetto” during the Holocaust, at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas.
Program about Uyghur genocide cosponsored by community organizations
An American response to the Uyghur genocide is the topic of an upcoming program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) cosponsored by multiple organizations, including ones in the Jewish community.
JVS to celebrate 75th anniversary
This year marks Jewish Vocational Services’ (JVS) 75th anniversary. JVS will celebrate the anniversary at its annual fundraiser, Global Table.
B’nai Jehudah to host mahjong tournament to benefit Israeli children’s hospital
The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah has announced that it will host a Kansas City mahjong tournament and that a significant portion of the registration fee will be donated to the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel.