About Us

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle has been the voice of Jewish Kansas City since 1920—more than 100 years. The first issue contained articles concerning the history and growth of the United Jewish Charities of Kansas City, a look at what was ahead for B’nai Brith, news about Polish and Russian Jewry, local synagogues, and social/personal announcements.

From its inception, The Chronicle covered the diverse events of the times, from the Holocaust and Israeli-Arab wars to local celebrations such as the opening of the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy in 1966 and the opening of the Jewish Community Campus in 1988.

The newspaper has chronicled the successes of Kansas City’s Jews and their tremendously positive impact on the community as a whole, well beyond our modest portion of the city’s population.

Now published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, The Chronicle works hand in hand with community agencies and organizations to keep its readers up to date on programs, events and happenings around town. The newspaper features local, national and global Jewish news and features, rabbinic wisdom and commentary, and columns/opinion from a variety of perspectives.

The Chronicle has transitioned to a hybrid print/digital model. In this model, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle is published every other week (click here to view the publication schedule). In the weeks where there is not a print newspaper, subscribers will receive an email newsletter linking back here, to the website.

Thank you for supporting The Chronicle through advertising, subscriptions and loyal readership. All subscription-related questions should be directed to

 

 

Sam Kricsfeld
Editor

 

Lacey Storer
Assistant Editor

 

Sam is an Omaha native with close ties to Kansas — he graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism and is a KU Hillel alumn.

He has previously freelanced for The Chronicle, he’s freelanced and spent two summers at The Omaha Jewish Press, and he spent time reporting and editing for The University Daily Kansan during his time at KU.

He was also part of the Hillel International Writers Program and wrote for KU Hillel in one of his multiple internships there.

 

 

A graduate of Kansas State University, Lacey Storer's professional career includes stints in journalism and social media. She has worked at daily and weekly publications in the Kansas City area, and spent a year-and-a-half as the editor of the Gringo Gazette, a newspaper for tourists and ex-pats in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

In addition to her role at the Chronicle, Lacey works as the Marketing & Communications Specialist for Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. She lives on the Plaza with her cat, Patches.