Community News

PJ Library's annual Hanukkah Glow Party will return Saturday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Campus, featuring new activities for children and families of all ages.

SevenDays will bring Kansas City teenagers together for music, games and community service at its free Thrive with Kindness Teen Festival on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The Kansas City-area Jewish Scouting community celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting with a kosher barbecue at Gezer Park in Leawood on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Overland Park resident Rabbi Monica Kleinman has been promoted to director of learning operations at the Padres Institute of Kleinman has been promoted of learning operations at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, a Jerusalem-based Jewish educational institution offering programs worldwide.

Hadassah Greater Kansas City will host two events this fall, including a discussion on antisemitism and a glass-etching fundraiser benefiting youth in Israel.

The following bowlers achieved high scores during the Sunday B’nai B’rith Bowling League at Ward Parkway Lanes.

The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) is seeking an Office Administrator to help keep its synagogue running smoothly. 

The community is invited to hear Te Deum, a Kansas City-based sacred music choral ensemble, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah during “Rare Sounds: An Evening with Te Deum” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the synagogue’s chapel.

Local authors Moran Alon and Niccole A. Kopit explore the experiences behind women’s public accomplishments in their new book, “What We Carry: Ten Women. Ten Lives. One Truth.”

From "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas" to countless books, movies and television shows, Americans have long been fascinated by organized crime. But one part of that history has largely faded from popular memory: the Jewish mob.