In remembrance of the Oct. 7 terror attacks and its impact on Kansas City’s Jewish community, the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee will host a limited special art exhibit, “A Year Without - An October 7 Commemoration,” from Oct. 1 through 7. This exhibit will be in the main lobby of the Jewish Community Campus and can be viewed during normal business hours.
The exhibit will share the stories that illustrate Kansas City Jewish community’s connection to the events that unfolded on and after Oct. 7. It will feature an installation — a structure composed of 1,200 stones — symbolizing the loss of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7. Accompanying this physical representation of loss will be a series of photographs, each depicting a member of the Kansas City Jewish community alongside their personal stories of how they were impacted on and since Oct. 7. These photos and testimonies will be on display as a “gallery” for visitors to visit, read through and experience through Oct. 7, 2024.
The exhibit will also include responses from JCRB|AJC’s current anonymous survey of impact and experiences of Oct. 7 among the wider local Jewish community. The survey can be taken at tinyurl.com/yc7u6377.
Those who visit the exhibit will be able to share their own stories and messages of support.
Partners supporting the exhibit include The J, Jewish Experiences (a collaboration of The J and Jewish Federation), the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
More information about the exhibit is available by contacting Sarah Markowitz Schreiber, JCRB|AJC Kansas City director of educations and programs, at .
