City Council fires Kansas City Manager Brian Platt
Brian Platt has been fired from his position as Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager.
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HBHA celebrates educators, raises $370,000 with ‘A Night of Stars’
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) hosted a sold-out celebration, “A Night of Stars: Celebrating Our Educators,” raising $370,000 from more than 300 attendees to support the school and its mission to provide an exceptional Jewish and general studies education to students in the Kansas City community.
KU Chabad, Chabad YoungKC host ‘Mega Purim Party’ in Kansas City
KU Chabad, in partnership with Chabad YoungKC, a project of Chabad on the Plaza, hosted a “Mega Purim Party” for young Jewish professionals in Kansas City.
JCF’s J-LEAD young adult giving circle introduces new co-chair
The Jewish Community Foundation’s (JCF) Jewish Leadership, Education, Action and Development (J-LEAD) program has a new co-chair, Thaddeus Diamond.
New Reform Temple to honor Rabbi Londy as he retires, becomes rabbi emeritus
After 14 years as the pulpit rabbi of The New Reform Temple (NRT), Rabbi Alan Londy will retire at the end of June and become the synagogue’s first rabbi emeritus.
State of Kansas to commemorate the Holocaust
The annual State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration, an official state observance to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust, will be held next month in Topeka, Kansas.
Communitywide Pre-Passover Service of Spiritual Renewal to be held on March 30
Jewish Family Services (JFS) is offering a Pre-Passover Communitywide Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, March 30, at 3 p.m. at the Social Hall of Village Shalom (5500 W. 123rd St., Overland Park, KS 66209).
Dr. Shelly Cline celebrates 10 years at MCHE
Dr. Shelly Cline, the director of education and historian at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE), is celebrating a decade of service to the organization.
Jewish Federation to host Men's Night Out event
Jewish Federation will host its Men's Night Out event at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, at The College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Stanley J. Bushman, philanthropist and investor, dies at age 96
Local Jewish philanthropist and real estate investor Stanley J. Bushman died at age 96 on March 7, leaving a legacy of generosity and support for his community.
