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Community member Sarah Milgrim, 26, was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while exiting an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee at the Capitol Jewish Museum.

Dr. Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, visited Kansas City on Sunday to be with the family of 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim, who was killed last Wednesday night along with Yaron Lischinsky, 30, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) rescinded a reimbursement grant to fund “First Generation,” a play commissioned by Spinning Tree Theatre, written by community member Victor Wishna and produced in partnership with Jewish Vocational Service (JVS).

Sam Devinki and Mary Stahl, long-time supporters of Kehilath Israel Synagogue, have pledged $1 million to establish the Kehilath Israel Devinki Building Preservation Fund.

This month, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) marked the retirement of three people who each supported students for dozens of years — second-grade teacher Marsha Cowan, school nurse Elisa Pener and volunteer speech therapist Maxine Benson.

More than 160 guests attended Two’s AZA’s third annual Marty Awards on May 10 at The J, shattering the event’s previous attendance record.

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will be hosting a book fair celebrating the legacy of testimony provided by local Holocaust survivors.

KC SuperStar semifinalists are almost ready for the next round of competition.

A new exhibit at The Epsten Gallery explores the evolving roles and contributions of Jewish women to ritual and communal life, as seen through the lens of artistic expression.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has a long-lasting partnership with the Jewish communities in Romania and Bulgaria through its relationship with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).