The Jewish Community Foundation, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and Jewish Experiences, hosted Raising Charitable Children, a special event for parents and grandparents of children up to age 18.
Nick Vedros, a nationally-recognized Kansas City-based photographer, will present to Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) about the LUMI Neon Museum, of which he is a founder.
Emile Schrijver is head of the world’s oldest Jewish library, established in 1616 in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by a community of Spanish and Portuguese exiles looking to strengthen their ties to Judaism.
Kansas City native, philanthropist and home-design expert Lily Kanter will be the featured speaker at Jewish Federation’s Women of Strength event.
In its core granting cycle, the Jewish Community Foundation’s Community Legacy Fund awarded $341,138 to 22 unique Jewish community organizations.
Kehilath Israel Synagogue (K.I.) will host its annual Grand Givers Event on Oct. 26, inviting members of the community for an evening of food, music and support for the synagogue’s mission.
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City recently hired Julia Osburn as its Young Adults Division (YAD) engagement associate.
In an effort to reach a larger Jewish communal audience, PJ Library of Kansas City collaborated with several community agencies on programs and events over the summer.
The entire chapter of Hadassah Greater Kansas City was invited to join Evolve members and their families at Mitzvah Garden KC for a morning of service, connection and celebration.
Friendship Circle of Kansas City has launched a new program, the Young Adult Club, designed to provide ongoing opportunities for young adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to connect through shared activities.
KU Chabad hosted a wellness retreat last month at the Circle S Ranch outside of Lawrence, Kansas, for dozens of students.
The site of the former Jewish Community Center, and later the Paul Robeson Middle School, has been abandoned since 2006 and has been in a state of disrepair for well over a decade.
Terri Apple, a multitalented actress, voiceover artist and filmmaker who grew up in the Kansas City Jewish community, stars in the newly released horror movie “Strange Harvest.”
The Goldenberg Duo, consisting of siblings Susan and William Goldenberg, will present a series of free recital performances at the end of October.
When Ann Stern and Donna Gould-Cohen teamed up to co-chair the B’nai Mitzvah Fundraising Campaign for Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) Kesher Food Pantry, they didn’t just inspire families to give — they helped raise more than $350,000 to stock the food pantry with essentials for neighbors in need.