WOMAN WHO MEANS BUSINESS — Jamie Clayman Loud, owner and CEO of Clayman Promotional Group, was recently honored by the Kansas City Business Journal as one of 25 Women Who Mean Business. “They are without question some of the most energetic, enterprising women out there,” the journal noted. Loud runs the business, begun by her father and Congregation Ohev Sholom member Alvin Clayman in 1968, overseeing company operations, including merchandising, sourcing, sales, problem-solving and innovation, and market development.

ADVOCACY BRIEFING — Marvin Szneler, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee, traveled to Berlin recently and spent a day in the Berlin office of American Jewish Committee. He was briefed on their current activities, including advocacy relating to the circumcision ban, racist activities in Germany and advocacy efforts on behalf of Israel. AJC, which was the first American organization to open an office in Germany after World War II in 1998, also has advocacy offices throughout the world, including Mumbai, Paris, Rome, Geneva, Brussels and, of course, Jerusalem.

LEGENDARY JOURNALIST TO APPEAR AT TRUMAN LIBRARY — The sixth annual Howard & Virginia Bennett Forum on the Presidency, a signature event of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute, takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Unity Temple on the Plaza. It will be moderated by Marvin Kalb and features panelists Bob Kerrey, Timothy Naftali and Margaret Hoover. The evening will be hosted by Clifto Ticket information is available at 816-235-6222 or www.TrumanLibrary.org.

MOMBA AWARDS — Village Shalom recently took top honors in two of 10 categories in the 2012 MOMBA Awards. The MOMBA Awards recognize the most creative and original programs in video, web, print and audio formats used by senior-living communities. The competition is sponsored by RetirementHomes.com, a comprehensive directory representing senior-living communities worldwide.

Nearly 200 entries were received from senior-living communities across North America, South America and Asia. A panel of four expert judges narrowed the entries to five in each category. Four weeks of online voting by the general public selected the winners.

Village Shalom won in the Best Traditional Advertising category for its “Dad” print-ad campaign, and in the Judges’ Choice category for its Internet blog featuring residents’ written accounts. Sean Roark, Village Shalom marketing manager, developed the winning ad campaign and resident blog.

COMBATTING SEXUAL ASSAULT — A close friend invited me to be her guest last week at MOCSA’s annual Johnson County Fall Forum. MOCSA is the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault. I sat at a table with a lot of Jewish woman who felt it was important to remind me that sexual assault (and domestic violence) does happen in the Jewish community. MOCSA has produced a DVD called “Lockers: A Teen Relationship Series,” which discusses the difficult issues facing teens in regard to sexual violence. I highly recommend all Jewish teen groups contact MOSCA to make arrangements to see it. For more information visit www.mocsa.org.

Correction

The time for the Rabbi Gershon Hadas Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Joseph P. Schultz, former director of the UMKC Danciger Judaic Studies Program, listed in the article in the Oct. 11 edition of The Chronicle was incorrect. The event takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, at Congregation Beth Shalom at its Lamar Campus.