Community News

Author and former White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz will visit Kansas City to speak about Jewish identity and her experience in politics.

Organizers for the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games are inviting members of the Kansas City Jewish community to audition to perform the national anthems at the event’s opening ceremony, which will take place Aug. 3. 

The Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) Upper School will present the romantic comedy “Father of the Bride” with two showings open to the community. 

The Jacobs Family made a donation to Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s Jewish Heritage Trip in memory of their parents and grandparents, Dr. Bela and Anna Ilona Gondos (z”l). 

The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will host a fundraiser at Hamburger Mary’s featuring drinks, food, Bingo and a raffle.

The annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration and State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration are scheduled for April 12 and 20, respectively.

Eighteen high school students from the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) Kansas City’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) cohort recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Susan & Bart Lewis Family Leaders for Tomorrow Advocacy Summit.

Local Jewish playwright Sarah Aptilon’s newest play, “The Signer,” will debut next month. Commissioned by Spinning Tree Theatre and produced in partnership with SevenDays, the play will premiere from April 17-26 at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center (8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66212).

Last year, Village Shalom introduced the ToverCare program, featuring the Tovertafel, an interactive projection system designed specifically for individuals living with dementia.

The newly opened Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Kansas (KU Chabad) has been drawing students and community members alike, with students flowing in and out throughout the day.