As we continue dealing with COVID-19, Jewish Family Services will not close its doors. Rather, they have adjusted the way they deliver their programs and services. They continue to be here in the community meeting life’s daily challenges.
As anti-Semitism continues to rise around the world, students here in Kansas City increasingly report encountering this kind of ignorance and bigotry amongst their peers.
Vice president and COO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City weighs in on worldwide conversation
By Michele Chabin
JTA
When Jewish institutions like JCCs and synagogues shut down this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, it often felt like a wrenching decision arrived at reluctantly after careful deliberation.
First-ever virtual Kansas City Jewish Film Festival began this week
(KCJC) For the first time ever, the White Theatre at The Jewish Community Center (The J) is presenting the Kansas City Jewish Film Festival virtually. You can enjoy the three-week festival from the comfort of your own couch, porch, kitchen table or bathtub – be careful with that last one though! The festival began on Sunday and will end on August 19th.
Program looks to inspire and educate more young Jews, too
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s Leadership Tomorrow summer internship program recently wrapped up its seventh year. Fourteen Jewish college students spent the summer working with non-profit organizations across Kansas City, gaining real-world work experience, personal and professional development, and valuable mentorship and networking.
(KCJC) Camp communities kept apart in light of COVID, were brought together by a unique digital program this summer. Camp Sabra – a home away from home for many of the KC Jewish community – was one of many organizations participating.
Jewish Family Services continues to showcase the importance of making connections and helping others with life’s challenges through its benefit art show, Connection, currently on display at the Buttonwood Art Space as well as online.
Day of Discovery will bring the community together for a day of Jewish learning and study from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23. This collaborative program provides adult members of the community an opportunity to get acquainted and learn from local and talented Jewish teachers, educators and clergy as they “discover” the wonderful teachers we have in our community and to be further motivated to continue studying with these individuals in the future.
This Rosh Hashanah will be unlike any other with the coronavirus limiting our in-person contact. However, Jewish Family Services is continuing to provide holiday meals for those who need it most.
By Patricia O’Dell
UMKC
Doris Edelman fled Germany with her family when she was a teenager as violence began to build against Jewish citizens. She instilled the value of education into her three sons, Mark, Alan and Ron, who have established an endowed scholarship in her name at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
