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.
This year’s annual community-organized Yom HaShoah commemoration has been scheduled for Sunday, May 5, to honor victims of the Holocaust and the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
After months of planning, training and furniture procurement, a cohort of volunteers from Congregation Beth Shalom formed their first ambassador group to welcome a newly-arrived refugee family.
Two Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) students, Leo Cohen and Caden Field, have secured spots at the Nationals in the United States division of the International Academic Competitions (IAC).
The William Baker Festival Singers & Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert of five masterworks, including William W. Dreyfoos’ “Songs of the Holocaust” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”
A group of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah adult learners spent three days in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, in late March on an immersive trip studying slavery and the Civil Rights Movement in America.
Dr. Diana Carlin, a retired professor of communications, will provide guidance on writing an effective and persuasive opinion-editorial essay at a B’nai Jehudah workshop.
Every Sunday, KC Kosher Meals on Wheels delivers homemade kosher meals cooked in the Torah Learning Center kitchen to seniors and people with disabilities in the Greater Kansas City area. The program aims to expand its reach to serve more Jewish community members in need.
“Big Sonia,” the award-winning 2016 film about local Holocaust survivor and tailor Sonia Warshawski, will be rescreened at the Glenwood Arts Theater along with the filmmaker’s new movie, “Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool.”
Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIET) is the Kansas City Jewish community’s newest women’s group. Inspired by Jewish values, the organization is a social and educational group that offers support to the community.
