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The Kansas Senate and House of Representatives both passed resolutions supporting the State of Israel and condemning the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel.

With Israel’s agriculture sector experiencing a major downturn as the Israel-Hamas War continues, international volunteers, including community members Karen Gerson and her son Gilli, are helping pick up the slack.

The Israeli and American flags at the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Jewish fraternity chapter at the University of Kansas were cut down by vandals for the second time in three months. 

The Kansas City Jewish Film Series (KCJFS) is launching its 2024 season with a documentary doubleheader featuring two films from Jewish Kansas Citian Sharon Liese.

When the members of the Yiddish Club meet every week at The J, their learning and conversation serve as evidence that the Yiddish language is still alive in Kansas City.

A tumultuous year for world Jewry, 2023 brought the Kansas City Jewish community significant struggles but also examples of unity, support and achievement.

Antisemitic comments on a Hanukkah post by a local library spurred a response of unity and pride among Jewish community preschools.

When a woman with limited resources who is not Jewish gave Pella Fingersh an envelope with $150 to support Israel — money that the woman’s children helped earn for their family — it brought Fingersh to tears.

Antisemitism on college campuses has drastically increased since the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, and the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri are no exceptions.

Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), visited and spoke to the Kansas City Jewish community last week.