Community News

Jewish War Veterans MO-KAN Post 605 announced that it has awarded academic scholarships to seven local students.

In honor of his father, Frank Loeffler (z”l), Josef Loeffler is funding a position in the Orthodox Union’s Leaders in Advocacy Training (LIAT) Fellowship reserved for local college students.

State Sen. Ethan Corson, a member of the Jewish community, announced that he is seeking the Kansas Democratic Party’s nomination for governor. Corson will compete for the party’s nomination against state Sen. Cindy Holscher.

The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is selling honey for the High Holidays.

KU Hillel is searching for qualified applicants for three open positions: assistant director, development and events manager, and Jewish student therapist.

With the support of community members Dave and Carol Porter, Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) will expand its Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) program to now offer all participating students a free trip to Washington, D.C. for AJC’s LFT Advocacy Summit.

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City is searching for a Young Adults Division (YAD) associate to enhance the program by engaging Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s through creative programming, leadership development and philanthropic outreach.

Internationally-acclaimed muralist Solomon Souza has completed a new mural on the front wall of the soon-to-be-completed Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Lawrence, Kansas.

After 22 years of service as administrator and program director for the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, Annette Fish has retired, concluding her 48-year career as a Jewish communal professional in Kansas City.

In 1933, the Kansas City Section of National Council of Jewish Women awarded the first Liberman Scholarships for high school students going to college in the fall.