Spotify offers a feature at the end of every year called “Spotify Wrapped,” which summarizes the user’s listening habits and usage statistics.
Jewish Federation’s digital marketing specialist, Alexis Greenberg (who also writes frequently for The Chronicle), has compiled a “Chronicle Wrapped” that summarizes The Chronicle’s statistics this past year, and we are quite happy with the results. Please check it out at facebook.com/kcjewishchronicle and on Instagram (@kcjewishchronicle)!
In the meantime, here are a few highlights:
400+ community news stories, 61 celebrations and 113 commentaries
(By the way, these numbers don’t include this issue or next week’s online content, so the numbers are actually higher!)
I think it’s fair to say that Kansas City has a bustling Jewish community, considering the fact that we published more than 400 locally-focused stories. Plus, we’ve been thrilled to share more than 60 celebrations and more than 113 commentary pieces by community members.
26 print issues comprising 464 pages
Despite the difficulty of maintaining a print publication (and the mid-year surprise of having to locate a new printing company), we’ve continued to produce The Chronicle as a physical newspaper. The Chronicle is one of the oldest Jewish publications still in print in the United States, and we are grateful for your support in our 105th year and beyond.
52 weekly email newsletters
Every week, even if it is not a print week, we send out an email with community news. We are proud that every week in 2025, without fail, there were new community news stories on our website and sent to subscribers’ inboxes.
Eight presentations to the community
In 2025, eight organizations took us up on our offer to share our 105th anniversary presentation. We sincerely thank the Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs); Congregation Beth Torah; Hadassah Greater Kansas City; National Council of Jewish Women - Greater Kansas City; Heritage at The J; Cafe Ohev at Congregation Beth Shalom; Jewish War Veterans Mo-Kan Post 605; and all who attended our Day of Discovery presentation for their time and support.
On page 4, we assembled our annual recap of the biggest community news stories for 2025. It was a busy and tumultuous year full of joys and sorrows, but aren’t they all?
Wishing us all a happy 2026 and a year full of only good news!
Graphics from Alexis Greenberg’s “Chronicle Wrapped.”
