Former Overland Park Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer is now the Kansas City Jewish community’s security chief. His role includes serving as the regional security advisor of Kansas and Western ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

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 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).

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: ...