The site of the former Jewish Community Center, and later the Paul Robeson Middle School, has been abandoned since 2006 and has been in a state of disrepair for well over a decade.
Rabbi David Levinsky, the newest pulpit rabbi in Kansas City, has succeeded Rabbi Alan Londy as The New Reform Temple’s sole clergyman.
More than 200 community members, residents and families came together to celebrate Village Shalom’s 25th anniversary on the Helzberg Campus.
Terri Apple, a multitalented actress, voiceover artist and filmmaker who grew up in the Kansas City Jewish community, stars in the newly released horror movie “Strange Harvest.”
The Goldenberg Duo, consisting of siblings Susan and William Goldenberg, will present a series of free recital performances at the end of October.
When Ann Stern and Donna Gould-Cohen teamed up to co-chair the B’nai Mitzvah Fundraising Campaign for Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) Kesher Food Pantry, they didn’t just inspire families to give — they helped raise more than $350,000 to stock the food pantry with essentials for neighbors in need.
Jewish actress Linda Lavin’s final movie, “One Big Happy Family,” will be screened at local AMC theaters in the Kansas City area next month.
The two locations of Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry are providing more than 550 local families with food, personal care items and household goods, but need community help to keep the shelves stocked and filled with choices.
The Earl J. and Leona K. Tranin Special Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) was created in 1975 to support programs and projects that elevate education, culture, health and social responsibility in the Jewish community.
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host Dr. Kathleen Stone of Heart to Heart International (HHI) for a discussion of her experiences helping those in need.