Synergy Services is pleased to announce that it will be holding the 31st annual Kindest Kansas Citian Award via virtual livestream on May 7 at 7 p.m.. The event will honor Jake Jacobson, the Geiger family, 20 everyday heroes in Kansas City chosen from the community, and Gracemor Elementary School as the 2021 Rita Blitt Kindest School.
Sources include leaders in the local Jewish community
The Leaven, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, recently explored past and present roots of anti-semitsm. The stories below are reprinted with the permission of the paper, which introduced the series as follows:
How are the historical experiences of the Black and Jewish communities at once distinct and interconnected? Should we see efforts to combat racism and anti-Semitism as separate struggles? What are African Americans’ and Jews’ responsibilities to one another in America’s current racial reckoning?
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Join The J, the Parkinson’s Foundation, Soundscaping Source and Jewish Family Services for the Fight Back Against Parkinson’s Disease Expo on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in The J’s Fitness + Sports + Aquatics lobby.
Jewish Vocational Service is hosting its ninth annual Global Table fundraiser as a series of four Monday evenings in May featuring carryout cuisine from refugee- and immigrant-owned restaurants. Along with delicious food, participants in Global Table To Go will receive a toolkit of enrichment activities to engage them with the featured culture of the evening.
Feed your mind with MeltonKC. Discover new meaning, connect and engage in new topics and ideas. Find more information and register at hbha.edu/melton/current-courses.cfm or contact Megan Pener at , MeltonKC director, with questions.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and The J will offer a three-part virtual course series titled “Judaism and Dreaming,” with Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison. The series will kick off on April 29 with subsequent dates on May 6 and May 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. The course is part of the Jewish Federation’s and The J’s collaborative Jewish Experiences programming.
Honorees are Jewish Family Services and Robinson family
Jewish Family Services (JFS) and the Robinson family are being honored for their roles in an innovative program that has helped hundreds of abused and neglected children stay in their foster care placements, avoiding the trauma of being moved. The Light of Hope Award will be presented during Jackson County CASA’s live virtual Light of Hope breakfast, which begins at 7:30 a.m. on April 14.
Local Jewish doctor serves homeless through medical nonprofit
Dr. Jonathan Jacobs sits at a table listening to his patient describe his foot pain from plantar fasciitis. The pain was evident as the man limped up. He works on a factory line and being on his feet all day only exacerbates his condition.
MCHE leader explains the origins of the two commemorations that fall within weeks of one another
As a community, we gather twice a year to remember those lost in the Holocaust and to pay tribute to those who survived. Though similar in their desire to honor and commemorate, the origins of Yom Hashoah and International Holocaust Remembrance Day reflect different goals.
