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Blanche E. Sosland (z”l), one of the Kansas City Jewish community’s most prolific supporters, educators and anti-bullying advocates, died on July 5 at age 90. 

Lord John Mann, the United Kingdom’s independent advisor on antisemitism, recently spoke to community leaders and board members of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) about his experiences advocating for the Jewish people of Britain.

To celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, the July 2 issue of The Chronicle contains special content focused on the bonds between America and her Jewish community. Using historical content from the United States’ 150th and 200th anniversaries, as well as presidential messages and a custom Jewish American-themed crossword puzzle, The Chronicle wishes its readers a happy Independence Day.

One year ago, community members Julie and Jeremy Krashin decided to transform their event decoration skills into Party Krashin.

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) President Annie Sandler recently visited Kansas City to speak to Jewish Federation of Kansas City donors and community leaders about JDC’s impact.

This month, PJ Library of Kansas City is on track to send out more books than ever before in the program’s 18-year history.

Or Blorian was named to the Israel Men’s National Team for an international friendly against Albania at 1 p.m. CT on June 3 at Air Albania Stadium, the Israel Football Association announced last Thursday.

In Prairie Village’s Porter Park, a newly-planted Yoshino cherry tree honors city native Sarah Milgrim (z”l) and her environmental advocacy.

Jewish Family Services (JFS) recently announced that a 15,000-square-foot warehouse in Raytown, Missouri, will soon serve as a distribution center for its Food Pantry operations.