Community News

Three-time United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will be reciting poetry live in Kansas City.

In recognition of Judith Evnen and her contributions to the Jewish Family Services (JFS) chaplaincy program, the organization has named her its volunteer of the month.

The Broadway musical “The Prom” will run for 11 performances at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre.

Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) Emerging Leaders program, composed of young professionals who come together to support the mission and work of JFS, will hold a celebration for its first year.

The Greater Kansas City Section of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is providing scholarships for high school seniors who plan to go to college in the fall of 2024. 

Israeli-born community member Neta Meltzer has joined Jewish Community Relations Bureau | AJC (JCRB|AJC) as director of community and government relations.

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will host a International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration focusing this year on the topic “‘Never Again’ post 10/07.”

Ram’s Cafe, a Vaad-certified kosher eatery in the Jewish Community Center, recently marked over two decades of service and community support.

KU Hillel announced that two new team members, Ben Novorr and Noa Savir, will join the organization this semester.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry received financial support from a recently-relaunched program from Whole Foods Market.