LJCC to host Yiddish Poetry Night with support from the Yiddish Book Center
On Sunday, April 19, the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation (LJCC) will bring a little bit of Yiddish culture to northeast Kansas.
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JULIETs to learn about osteoporosis in seniors
Dr. Richard Hellman, board certified endocrinologist and internal medicine physician, will speak to the Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) about osteoporosis in seniors.
B’nai Jehudah to host blood drive
Community Blood Center (CBC), the primary provider of blood to 70+ hospitals across Kansas and Missouri, will host a blood drive on Sunday, April 26, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Café Ohev renamed to Café Shalom; topical programs continue
Café Ohev, begun over 20 years ago as a Sunday morning breakfast and speaker program at the former Congregation Ohev Sholom, is continuing at Congregation Beth Shalom under the new name of Café Shalom.
NCJW celebrates three scholarship recipients graduating college
The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is celebrating the graduation of three scholarship recipients who have completed their college education.
Former Omahans in Kansas City invited to reunion
The Omaha Jewish Alumni Association (OJAA) extends an invitation to all former Omahans who live in the Kansas City area to come to its Heartland Homecoming.
Fort Leavenworth Jewish community being rebuilt
On a recent Friday evening at Fort Leavenworth, inside the Memorial Chapel that has stood on post for more than 150 years, a small but growing group gathered for something that had long been missing: Jewish communal life.
Former Overland Park deputy chief of police serving as new Jewish community security director
Former Overland Park Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer is now the Kansas City Jewish community’s security chief.
Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration to be on April 12 at White Theatre
The Yom HaShoah Commemoration will take place at 1:30 p.m. on April 12 at The White Theatre at The J (5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211).
State of Kansas to commemorate Holocaust; Gov. Kelly to present proclamation for her final time
The State of Kansas will memorialize the victims of the Holocaust at its annual official state observance, the Kansas Holocaust Commemoration, on April 20 at 1 p.m. at the Topeka Civic Theatre (3028 S.W. 8th Ave., Topeka, KS).