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As part of Jewish Family Services’ 120th anniversary celebration, the agency is highlighting families that have had a major impact on its success.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) received a $100,000 gift from the Barton P. Cohen and Mary Davidson Cohen Charitable Trust housed at Midwest Trust Company. This gift was the first $100,000 donation to the $5 million JFS 120th Anniversary campaign.

Many Jewish community members have participated in community theater productions throughout the Kansas City area this summer. McKenna Lewis and Kat Ruprecht are two such performers.

Longtime community volunteer Sandi Fried will be honored next month with the Alfred Benjamin Friend of the Family Award from Jewish Family Services (JFS).

New and prospective members of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) of Greater Kansas City are invited to learn more about the organization, its programming and advocacy at an introductory event, "Coffee (& tea!) and a Cause."

SevenDays is accepting applications for its Kindness Youth Leadership Team (KYLT) for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) has announced that Joshua Stein will serve as its next executive director, beginning in January of 2024.

Three Jewish community members, Drs. Alan and Sharon Poisner and David Eisenberg, recently returned from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they competed in the biannual National Senior Games along with 11,500 other seniors in 50+ age groups in a variety of sports.

After running A-Lotta-Stuff at Stan’s for nearly 20 years, Lori Siegel is closing its doors at the end of August. The property, located at 6700 Kaw Dr. in Kansas City, Kansas, has ties to the Siegel family that run back to the 1950s. Siegel, who is retiring, has run and managed the location as a thrift store since 2005. 

From June 11 to 14, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) held its Global Forum in Israel to celebrate the 75th year of the Jewish State.