Last year Jorie Simon, 22, planned to get a taste of Israel through Birthright/Taglit, spending her time with other students who attended Illinois colleges through the Shorashim program. She ended up staying on for four additional weeks and “had the summer of her life,” according to her mother, Debby Simon.
In “Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension,” author Sam Arbesman wants his readers to develop a friendship with the technology they experience in everyday life, even though most of us do not understand how it works.
GRATITUDE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE — The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City held its 83rd annual meeting and what it characterized as its first annual gathering last week.
From matzah balls to footballs, two Jewish brothers recall their journey to the NFL
At 6-foot-6 and 340 pounds, veteran NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz isn’t just a force of nature, but a product of good ol’ Jewish nurture.
Fingersh to be honored at International Lion of Judah Conference
The epitome of strength, fortitude and generosity, Pella Fingersh has long served as a beacon of hope and perseverance for the Jewish community in Kansas City.
For more than 20 years, Hope Edelman has studied, written and spoken publicly about grief that a woman experiences after her mother dies.
“Heirlooms” by Rachel Hall. (BkMk Press, 2016)
Rachel Hall’s collection of interlinked short stories resembles a glittering pile of tiny mosaic tesserae. The stories initially appear to be only tangentially related. Then the reader has an “aha moment” when the relationships become clear and a big picture emerges. “Heirlooms” chronicles the lives of a Jewish family from 1937 in France to the present day in the United States. Members of the family suffer greatly during World War II. Most, but not all of them, survive.
The plight of Syrian refugees has been in the news a lot lately. It’s a hot topic, as noted in The Chronicle’s opinion pages, as to whether or not the United States should welcome them into our country with open arms.
Tony and Kelly Shapiro announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ophelia Shapiro, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Congregation Beth Shalom.
While members of the Jewish community are starting to think about the upcoming High Holidays, members of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America MO-KAN Post 605 are already thinking of the traditional winter holidays. Christmas to be exact. That’s because they have already begun working on the post’s annual Holiday Gifts for Vets project.
