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Ten high school vocalists from the Kansas City area have been selected as finalists for KC SuperStar, the region’s premier high school singing competition and the largest annual fundraiser for The J.

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will hold its annual Operation Barbarossa Commemoration and screen the film “Wunderkinder.” 

Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City (JFS) has stepped up to partner with Kansas City’s only emergency overnight shelter for LGBTQ+ youth, providing food, cleaning supplies and hygiene items for the shelter’s clients through the agency’s Brookside Food Pantry.  

The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) is searching for a new youth education director to oversee its religious school and other youth educational programs.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has announced a $1 million gift from the Stanley J. Bushman Foundation. This new gift will establish the Stanley J. Bushman Fund for Youth Education, ensuring sustained support for the museum’s education initiatives serving local youth.

This month, PJ Library of Kansas City is on track to send out more books than ever before in the program’s 18-year history.

Or Blorian was named to the Israel Men’s National Team for an international friendly against Albania at 1 p.m. CT on June 3 at Air Albania Stadium, the Israel Football Association announced last Thursday.

For 125 years, Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Greater Kansas City has worked to strengthen lives through compassion, dignity and community support.

Nearly 200 guests joined Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) for this year’s Unity Seder, gathering for an evening centered on shared stories, traditions and reflection across faiths and backgrounds.