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JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization for fighting antisemitism and making Judaism accessible, put up two billboards near the University of Kansas last week.

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program, housed at Jewish Family Services (JFS), will offer its Service of Spiritual Renewal on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. in the social hall at Village Shalom.

Strangers No More (SNM), originally planned to be a one-time program following the shootings at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in May of 2014, is announcing plans for the fall season of its 11th year.

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) recently facilitated a trip to Washington, D.C., to provide Holocaust education for 12 local teachers.

The J’s KC SuperStar competition will take place on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Yardley Hall, located inside the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College. This year’s theme is “British Music Invasion.”

The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF), Jewish Federation and Jewish Experiences will host a complimentary program, “Raising Charitable Children.”

While helping with a baking group at Congregation Beth Torah last fall, Michael Crane was handed a set of handwritten recipe notes by his friend Marcia Rittmaster.

NCJW’s Stacey’s Closet program is beginning its fifth year providing school children in the Kansas City metro area with essential clothing.

The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will host an on-site historical tour of the Beni Israel Cemetery.

Community members Erwin and Phyllis Abrams have been selected as the honorary hosts for the Johnson County Library Foundation’s (JCLF) Library Lets Loose celebration fundraiser.