Community News

Congregation Beth Torah member Robert Cohn, son of Holocaust survivors, donated his family’s Holocaust-related items to his synagogue.

A new scholarship fund, the Ben and Martin Jabenis Memorial Endowment Fund, has been established at the Jewish Community Foundation to benefit Jewish students attending Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA).

Jewish War Veterans (JWV) MO-KAN Post 605 is currently seeking applications for college scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. Post 605 offers scholarships annually.

The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Kansas is looking to hire a Hebrew language specialist to begin in the fall of 2025.

After eight years of service to The J and the community, Keith Wiedenkeller, director of Arts and Culture and managing artistic director of The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre, has announced his retirement, effective this July.

Award-winning writer, actor, director and producer Iris Bahr will present her take on the one-woman show, “Golda’s Balcony,” coming to The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre on April 26 and 27.

Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, and the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) have partnered to facilitate a four-session cohort-style program called Knowledge as Power: Educating Against Antisemitism.

After 25 years of teaching students and shaping the Hebrew language program at the University of Kansas, Shelley Rissien, Jewish Studies Hebrew coordinator, will retire at the end of the Spring 2025 semester.

On April 8, together with fundholder Eric Kaseff, the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) hosted site visits to KU Chabad and KU Hillel in Lawrence, Kansas.

Hadassah Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 23rd annual Hadassah Walk with a Friend for Health, sponsored by its Nurses Council, on Mother’s Day.