Community News

While many student organizations wind down for the summer, KU Chabad continues to engage the Jewish community at the University of Kansas.

Yahad-In Unum, a nonprofit dedicated to reconstructing the crimes of the Holocaust, and the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) and will host the third annual Operation Barbarossa commemoration in Kansas City.

Ten Kansas City high school singers have been chosen as finalists for KC SuperStar, The J’s largest fundraiser supporting various programs and scholarships.

The Kansas City section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) recently installed its 2024-25 board of directors and officers and recognized the contributions of several volunteers.

The recent Jewish Family Services (JFS) open house at its Brookside location began its food pantry’s summer Wipe Out campaign to collect toilet paper.

The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will hold two trivia nights this summer to support its religious school.

“Deep Dark Nothingness,” a new play by Kansas City area playwright and Jewish community member Sarah Aptilon, will debut this month.

Internationally acclaimed musical “West Side Story” has been confirmed as part of the 2024-2025 season lineup at the Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J.

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) celebrated the graduation of its 2024 senior class in a ceremony at the White Theatre in the The J.

Author Martin Sneider will speak in Kansas City about his new book, “Amy Unbound,” and the history of Jews in the fashion world.