(JNS) During a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) described the country as “the eyes and ears of America,” and said that “nobody does more to protect America from radical Islam than our friends in Israel.”
(JNS) The National Geographic Society named University of Haifa professor Dr. Aviad Scheinin as one of its “Emerging Explorers” in 2021—one of 15 individuals it described as changing the world “one idea at a time.”
Approximately 250 attendees rallied Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Campus in Overland Park to stand behind Israel after the country endured days of rocket fire from Gaza during the recent conflict with Hamas.
Memories captured in stories are part of history. Preserving those memories for future generations helps keep history’s lessons alive.
Editor’s note: The Michael Klein Collection, which includes roughly 1,000 pieces of Judaica, is housed at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. The collection, in the hands of the congregation since late 2019, is meant to be an educational asset for the community. During cataloging, The Michael Klein Collection will provide periodic summaries to The Chronicle, with the hope of helping readers deepen their understanding of — and connection to — their Jewish heritage.
Last month, several Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) fundholders met online for the foundation’s latest Connecting Our Giving Community experience, “The Pandemic Changed Everything: What About Our Giving?” Hosts Janet Mark and Frank Lipsman facilitated the conversation about how the events of 2020 — including COVID-19 and increased awareness of racial justice issues and systemic income inequality – have impacted charitable giving.
Legendary New York Rangers play-by-play sportscaster Sam Rosen is best known for his call in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years. New Yorkers can recite his call by heart: “The waiting is over—the New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions! And this one will last a lifetime!”
A beauty pageant with a can theme? That’s what students at Shawnee Mission East High School recently hosted, and the Jewish Family Services food pantry ended up being the big winner.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has issued instructions to resume shipments of humanitarian goods into the Gaza Strip for the first time since “Operation Guardian of the Walls” ended in an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect at 2 a.m. on Friday.
(JTA) — Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, the progressive freshman Democratic congresswoman who has made many statements critical of Israel, is refusing to participate in an interview with the St. Louis Jewish Light, the leading Jewish newspaper in the city, according to its editors.
