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The Jackson County, Missouri, Legislature passed a resolution recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM).

Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. were honored for their decades of philanthropy and community impact at Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City’s Major Benefactor and Lion of Judah luncheon on May 10.

The J has announced Carly Stein as the organization’s new chief operating officer, succeeding Samantha Hammontree.

The University of Kansas has joined the growing list of colleges nationwide that have seen encampments by pro-Palestine groups, prompting a student-led gathering of Israel supporters and strong responses from Jewish organizations. 

In a day-long summit with upwards of 25 speakers and panelists — including United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff — the Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) emphasized the scope of the antisemitism American Jews are facing.

Though less than a year old, See KC — an initiative designed to showcase what Kansas City and the Jewish community have to offer in the hopes of enticing young Jewish singles, couples and families to move here — is already a success.

United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will speak in person at Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC)'s regional summit on combating antisemitism, along with guest speakers and educators from across the country.

For the greater Kansas City Jewish community, everything changed on April 13, 2014, when an antisemitic gunman shot and killed two people at the Jewish Community Campus and another at Village Shalom.

The Center for Global & International Studies and the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Kansas will host the Jews in the Americas Conference, which will explore the diverse experiences of Jews across North and South America.

Kansas City PBS will air “Healing Hate,” a new documentary chronicling Mindy Corporon and Sunayana Dumala’s friendship forged after two tragic hate crimes, including the 2014 antisemitic shootings outside of The J and Village Shalom.