While Johnson County Community College will no longer offer Hebrew classes for credit, the community college will offer Hebrew through its continuing education program. “Hebrew, Learning to Read” (XPL 1039) will take place on Mondays and Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for four weeks. There is a fee of $119 for the class and it begins Aug. 29.
SECOND ACT SINGLES — A new Jewish singles group for men and women in their 60s and 70, Second Act, has been formed. It is the brainchild of Linda Hyken, Jan Gratch, Vicki Mooney and Lois Rose Bernstein.
After more than 40 years at 16th and Baltimore, JVS has moved to 4600 The Paseo. The agency began seeing clients at its new location — which most recently served as the headquarters for the Kansas City, Missouri, Public School Retirement System — on June 28.
Last week, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned the marketing of a bumper sticker that reads “ISIS Hunting Permit 2016” by Eric Greitens, a Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate. ADL characterized the campaign as “the worst kind of fear-mongering that undermines rather than advances America’s war against ISIS terrorists.”
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THEATRE IN THE PARK PRESENTS BIBLICAL FAVE — The upbeat and colorful musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” rocks on to the Theatre in the Park stage tomorrow, Friday, July 15, for its seven-performance run!
Sarah and Robert Gallardo of Richmond, Texas, announce the birth June 16, 2016, of a son, Christian Anthony (Cafri Natan), and a daughter, Vivian Margaret (Chava Itta). The twins join big brothers Nicholas Giovanni (Netzach Yochanan) and Jacob Solomon (Yaacov Shlomo).
Ronald Gold, a native of Merriam, Kansas, and his bride Marleen Stein Gold originally of Dallas, Texas, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on July 15, 2016. They both graduated from the University of Oklahoma and Ron is also a graduate of UMKC law school. Marleen is an artist who holds a degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. The Golds have lived in Mission Hills for 40 years.
They are planning celebrations both in Dallas and in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Rose Marchick and Clint Pitts announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jacob Marchick, at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Congregation BIAV.
Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.
Ed and Ellyn Bigus announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Julia Max, at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at their home.
