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Nearly 30 years after Kansas City first hosted the JCC Maccabi Games, organizers have announced that the largest organized Jewish sports event in North America will return to Kansas City in 2026.

Jewish advocate David Harris will be participating in a discussion at a community program titled, “An Urgent Call to Action: In Conversation with David Harris.”

A Jewish Kansas City native is among the biggest movers and shakers in Hollywood, working on the “Iron Man,” “Ghostbusters,” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises while getting to know film icons like Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.

In honor of its 75th anniversary, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) will bring Emmy and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Maria Hinojosa to Kansas City on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m.

An art piece honoring the victims of the Oct. 7 terror attacks has found a permanent location at the Mitzvah Garden KC.

The distillery J. Rieger & Co. will host an afternoon of cocktails and socializing in support of Jewish Family Services (JFS).

Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, the community chaplain for Jewish Family Services, for a conversation titled “12 Tribes, 1 People.”

Caring Connections has announced the launch of its services in the Kansas City area.

Now in its 11th year, SevenDays is looking for inspirational designs by area high school students (9-12 grades) to capture its daily themes for its annual SevenDays Button Art Competition.

Barry Birkmeyer, longtime manager of The J’s camp and school-age services department, has been promoted to the program’s new director.