Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, is partnering with local community organizations to commemorate Yom HaZikaron and celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut again this year.
This year’s community Yom HaShoah commemoration to remember those killed in the Holocaust filled the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at The J on Sunday, May 5.
Hadassah Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 22nd Annual Hadassah Walk for Health sponsored by its Nurses Council.
Doug Cohen has been named a 2023 Wealth Club Winner and is donating his $2,500 winnings for charity to Jewish Family Services (JFS).
During Passover, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed into law the state’s budget, which included a line item under the Department of Administration to “add $500,000 state grant funding to provide additional security for Jewish centers of faith in [fiscal year] 2024.”
With June quickly approaching, staff for J Camp at The J are preparing for an influx of more than 825 youth between the ages of 5 and 13 this summer.
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs), the Kansas City Jewish community’s newest women’s group, will host a presentation by Shawnee, Kansas, Fire Department Battalion Chief Quentin Hammontree.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) will host its Summer Splash open house, which will include summer activities and learning opportunities about the organization.
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education’s (MCHE) role in the exhibition “Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away.” has yielded a partnership with the Mizel Museum in Denver, Colorado, to collect testimony from Kansas City area survivors who had not previously shared their stories.
This year, KU Hillel welcomed more than 60 students for the first-night Passover Seder for the first time in its new space.
