Leawood donates $25,000 to Gezer Region in Israel
The City of Leawood, Kansas, donated $25,000 to the Gezer Region, its sister community in Israel.
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Local high school student shares love of music with children in foster care
Blue Valley North High School 12th grade student Gabriel Decker works to provide musical opportunities for those in need by donating instruments.
NCJW asks Kansas Citians to contribute to ‘Light Up A Life’
The National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Kansas City Section, is asking its members and the community at large to donate to its “Light Up A Life” campaign for the less fortunate in Kansas City.
Warm Up America handmakes afghans, has donated more than 450
The Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood has revived the program, Warm Up America, to provide handmade afghans to be donated to various local social service organizations for individuals or families in need.
Koestens’ professorship awarded at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Endowed Professorship in Developmental and Behavioral Health, established by Jewish community members Dr. Joy and Stewart Koesten, was awarded to Dr. Shayla A. Sullivant.
JFS needing gift cards, volunteers for 2023 Hanukkah Project
Jewish Family Services (JFS) is in the midst of its 2023 Hanukkah Project, providing Hanukkah gifts for more than 300 individuals (including older adults and children) in the community who are facing challenges.
Community members in Israel during Oct. 7 Hamas attack share their stories
Community members, both current and former, were in Israel when Hamas terrorists brutally murdered and kidnapped Israeli citizens on Oct. 7.
Vigil for hostages abducted by Hamas held at Leawood City Hall
A community-organized Havdalah service and candlelight vigil was held at Leawood City Hall last Saturday night for the more than 240 hostages – Israelis and other foreign nationals – abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7.
KU Jewish fraternity the target of vandalism
The Israeli flag at Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Jewish fraternity at the University of Kansas was cut down and torn to shreds by vandals on Sunday night.
Federation Israel Emergency Fund donations pass $2.6M; annual campaign passes $3.5M
Donations to Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s Israel Emergency Fund, which was established in the wake of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, have now exceeded $2.6 million.