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The Jewish Community Foundation brought together nonprofit leaders for its biennial Legacy Giving Day program on Nov. 11.

More than 90 people from across the United States wore something red and viewed the Hadassah Greater Kansas City Fourth Annual Touch of Red Gala: Celebrate Life! event on Saturday, Nov. 20, via Zoom.

Dr. William Rosenberg, a neurosurgeon at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, was recently visited by a group of three wounded Israeli soldiers. The visit occurred through Rosenberg’s involvement with Brothers for Life, a nonprofit that helps link injured soldiers to potential healthcare treatments outside of Israel when they may have difficulty getting them in Israel.

An Israeli man in his 20s is dead and four others were injured after a Hamas assailant opened fire with a submachine gun in Jerusalem’s Old City Sunday morning.

For four years, Mark and Debby Bookstein, along with their 11-year-old twins, Abby and Drew, have volunteered at Jewish Family Services.

 KU Hillel developed custom reusable drink covers that turn into easy-to-carry hair scrunchies when not in use.

Rabbi Dr. Morey Schwartz will be virtually returning to Kansas City for a special MeltonKC “Tuesday with Morey” fundraiser on December 14. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Zoom for those who donate $72 or more to the Melton Annual Campaign.

In response to the ongoing success of Camp Sabra and to meet the needs of the future, Camp Sabra is excited to announce that it has named Terri Grossman as its new executive director and Kim Holtzman Sloan as new camp director.

One session remains in Jewish Family Services’ Virtual Speaker Series. Each session explored critical challenges Kansas Citians face and how the agency is responding to them.

Beth Shalom Sisterhood's Warm Up America Project (WUA) recently donated 22 handmade, one-of-a-kind afghans to Jewish Vocational Service to be used to welcome the refugees coming from Afghanistan.