Two of the 14,325 stories behind ‘Operation Solomon’
Ethiopia was in the midst of a brutal civil war in 1991 when Israel decided to launch an intrepid mission that would bring 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel over the course of 36 hours.
Deadly riots in the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Lod claimed the life of 56-year-old Jewish electrician Yigal Yehoshua on May 17. He died of head injuries sustained when he was struck by a brick on his way home from a Torah dedication ceremony. But his tragic death led to a medical miracle, as Yehoshua’s organs saved four lives.
Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a bill to establish a governmental commission of inquiry into the deadly Lag B’Omer stampede last month at Mount Meron.
Local news station KSHB-TV 41 Action News won a 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow award in the Large Market Television Feature Reporting category. The award-winning story, titled “75 years after Auschwitz liberation, Holocaust survivor ‘cannot keep quiet,’” was a feature on local Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski.
Nurses are on the front lines all the time taking care of people. Often, caring for others can bring stress — especially since the onslaught of the pandemic. Jewish Family Services invites registered nurses to join with a group of their peers and a JFS licensed clinical professional to share their thoughts, issues and concerns in a safe and confidential space. Providing coping skills is also part of this support group.
Last week, Warshawski, along with fellow local survivors Elizabeth Nussbaum and Adela Dagerman, was honored in a tribute at Union Station. The survivors and their families were seated in front of an authentic WWII-era railway freight car that was recently installed as part of the “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far Away” exhibition, which opens at Union Station on June 14.
Lisa Kanarek, a freelance writer who grew up in Overland Park, recently had a piece published on the popular news site Huffington Post. In the piece, a personal essay, she shares her experience of interviewing her late father, Joseph Kanarek, about his time in Auschwitz.
Thanks to the generosity of the Romotsky-Price-Cortes Genetic Testing Fund, Priya is able to offer a discounted price for the genetic testing. This allows for more growing families in Kansas City to be better informed when beginning their family planning journeys.
Memories captured in stories are part of history. Preserving those memories for future generations helps keep history’s lessons alive.
Tikkun-KC, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming blighted blocks of urban houses into quality affordable housing for deserving homeowners, has announced a new board of directors.
