Local Kansas City area weightlifters will be representing Team USA at the Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel — Samantha “Sami” Goodman, a 17-year-old incoming senior at St. Teresa’s Academy; Aiden Luther, a 22-year-old from University of Kansas/Blue Valley North High School (2021); and Zachary Lerner, 45, who will be returning to the Maccabiah Games as the coach for Team USA.
Open Stage will return to The J on Sunday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre after a three year hiatus.
“Disney’s Frozen” has been confirmed as part of the 2025-2026 season lineup at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J.
Dr. Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, visited Kansas City on Sunday to be with the family of 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim, who was killed last Wednesday night along with Yaron Lischinsky, 30, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
Jewish teenagers Jonah Stolte and Brody Feldman placed 2nd and 5th, respectively, in the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s (KSHAA) 2025 boys tennis tournament.
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes will host the international traveling exhibit “Anne Frank: A History for Today” in Fort Scott, Kansas, this June.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a month dedicated to elevate conversations around mental wellbeing, reduce stigma and promote healing. It’s a call to action — and Paulina Siegel as someone answering that call with purpose and passion.
More than 160 guests attended Two’s AZA’s third annual Marty Awards on May 10 at The J, shattering the event’s previous attendance record.
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will be hosting a book fair celebrating the legacy of testimony provided by local Holocaust survivors.
KC SuperStar semifinalists are almost ready for the next round of competition.
