A new Anti-Defamation League report assessing how 135 U.S. colleges address antisemitism gave the University of Kansas a B — reduced because of a “level of hostile anti-Zionist student groups.”
For the first time in Olathe’s 168-year history, the city has a resident rabbi. Rabbi Mendel Wenger and his wife, Sheina, arrived in late November on a mission to build a Jewish communal network in a city where no synagogue or Jewish institution previously existed.
For 46 years, legal trailblazer Sherrill Rosen has drawn on the Jewish concepts of tikkun olam and tzedakah while working to protect vulnerable children, seniors and domestic violence victims across Jackson County, Missouri.
The New Reform Temple (NRT) has announced Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D. will become the congregation’s new rabbi.
The second phase of the Kansas City Jewish Community Digital Archive will debut with an interactive timeline of The J available online.
After being diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma, Julie Rudman founded The Breast Cancer Club.
Jewish Vocational Service of Kansas City (JVS), along with refugee resettlement agencies across the United States, were issued a stop-work order for the Reception & Placement Program, which helps refugees with housing, work and support.
Award-winning Israeli illustrator, educator and children’s book author Hanoch Piven will be in Kansas City from Feb. 28 to March 3 for an artist-in-residence weekend.
In the past year, more than a dozen leadership positions at Kansas City Jewish community organizations changed hands. These new leaders’ efforts will play a part in determining the course of the Jewish community over the coming months and years.
The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City (JCF) announced the creation of a new $20 million fund dedicated to supporting professional theater companies in Kansas City and throughout the United States and Canada.
When Jacob Schwartzberg stepped on stage at The Phoenix jazz club wearing a well-cut suit and black yarmulke, his gleaming saxophone in hand, the 25-year-old looked as cool and self-assured as any jazz musician in Kansas City, Missouri.
Though it may take some “minyan wrangling,” at least 10 men meet nearly every Thursday as part of Kansas City’s Downtown Minyan. The group, largely led and organized by founders Paul Blackman and Max Jevinsky, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
The Kansas City Jewish community experienced a significant number of major news events in 2024.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) announced a restructuring of its operations to better serve its clients and build a strong foundation for the future.
Representatives from Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, and The University of Kansas spoke on a panel about antisemitism at the Jewish Federation’s annual meeting earlier this month.