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The White Rose Student Research contest, sponsored annually by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, is open to students in grades eight through 12.

Editor’s note: The Michael Klein Collection, which includes roughly 1,000 pieces of Judaica, is housed at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. The collection, in the hands of the congregation since late 2019, is meant to be an educational asset for the community. During cataloging, The Michael Klein Collection will provide periodic summaries to The Chronicle, with the hope of helping readers deepen their understanding of — and connection to — their Jewish heritage.

Last month, several Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) fundholders met online for the foundation’s latest Connecting Our Giving Community experience, “The Pandemic Changed Everything: What About Our Giving?” Hosts Janet Mark and Frank Lipsman facilitated the conversation about how the events of 2020 — including COVID-19 and increased awareness of racial justice issues and systemic income inequality – have impacted charitable giving.

Local news station KSHB-TV 41 Action News won a 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow award in the Large Market Television Feature Reporting category. The award-winning story, titled “75 years after Auschwitz liberation, Holocaust survivor ‘cannot keep quiet,’” was a feature on local Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski.

Nurses are on the front lines all the time taking care of people. Often, caring for others can bring stress — especially since the onslaught of the pandemic. Jewish Family Services invites registered nurses to join with a group of their peers and a JFS licensed clinical professional to share their thoughts, issues and concerns in a safe and confidential space. Providing coping skills is also part of this support group.

Last week, Warshawski, along with fellow local survivors Elizabeth Nussbaum and Adela Dagerman, was honored in a tribute at Union Station. The survivors and their families were seated in front of an authentic WWII-era railway freight car that was recently installed as part of the “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far Away” exhibition, which opens at Union Station on June 14.

Lisa Kanarek, a freelance writer who grew up in Overland Park, recently had a piece published on the popular news site Huffington Post. In the piece, a personal essay, she shares her experience of interviewing her late father, Joseph Kanarek, about his time in Auschwitz.

Thanks to the generosity of the Romotsky-Price-Cortes Genetic Testing Fund, Priya is able to offer a discounted price for the genetic testing. This allows for more growing families in Kansas City to be better informed when beginning their family planning journeys.

Memories captured in stories are part of history. Preserving those memories for future generations helps keep history’s lessons alive.

Tikkun-KC, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming blighted blocks of urban houses into quality affordable housing for deserving homeowners, has announced a new board of directors.