Former Overland Park Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer is now the Kansas City Jewish community’s security chief.

JewishU is KU Chabad’s flagship educational initiative, providing a range of discussion-based courses that explore Jewish thought, ethics, relationships, mental health and practical living. Courses ...

“It’s literally one by one,” Freiden said. “That’s how you build a community.” ...

Gov. Laura Kelly’s final Kansas Holocaust Commemoration as governor will include her presenting the Kansas Proclamation for the Days of Remembrance, which includes the following: “...the people of the ...

Kehilath Israel Synagogue (K.I.) will host a screening of the 2025 film “Nuremberg” for Yom HaShoah. The event, to be held on Tuesday, April 14, at 6:45 p.m., is open to the community and will be at K ...

For Jewish Family Services’ (JFS) 125th Anniversary Celebration, Ro and Howard Jacobson and their family were chosen to serve as its honorary family. JFS is one of nearly 100 organizations to which ...

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). This year the commemoration is chaired by Geri Crain, ...

The Greater Kansas City Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will host a fundraiser at Hamburger Mary’s featuring drinks, food, Bingo and a raffle. The event will be on Wednesday, ...

The Jacobs Family made a donation to Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s Jewish Heritage Trip in memory of their parents and grandparents, Dr. Bela and Anna Ilona Gondos (z”l).

Community members, Jewish leaders and elected officials gathered at the Kansas State Capitol on March 3 for Kansas Jewish Advocacy Day, a day focused on civic engagement, education and strengthening ...

The Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) Upper School will present the romantic comedy “Father of the Bride” with two showings open to the community.

Author and former White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz will visit Kansas City to speak about Jewish identity and her experience in politics. The discussion will center on her latest book, “As a Jew: ...