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After 22 years of service as administrator and program director for the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City, Annette Fish has retired, concluding her 48-year career as a Jewish communal ...
Internationally-acclaimed muralist Solomon Souza has completed a new mural on the front wall of the soon-to-be-completed ...
Community member and philanthropist Lewis Nerman was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of trustees of Park University, a private university in Parkville, Missouri. He is one of four men ...
Anyone interested in joining the scholarship committee or donating money to help continue this 90-year tradition should contact the NCJW office at (913) 648-0747 or visit ...
In addition to food and nonperishable items, JFS nonprofit partners donate diapers, period products, produce, protein items, bread, flowers and more. Those nonprofits include Knabe’s Markets, Happy ...
Kelly Murphy has joined the nonprofit SevenDays as its new executive director. Murphy will oversee SevenDays, providing strategic, operational and fundraising leadership to advance the organization’s ...
The recent KU graduate – who stands at 4 feet, 11 inches tall – had to keep her Baby Jay identity a secret for the three ...
Six Jewish comedy stars, ranging from Tik-Tok trendsetters to TV actors, are scheduled to appear in the Kansas City area over ...
Partnering with AdventHealth and Harvesters, JFS will host three additional drop-by markets at its Brookside location on Fridays, July 18, Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 from 1 to 2 p.m. or until supplies run out ...
With very few in Kansas City, getting a mohel after a boy is born can be difficult for Jewish families. Dr. Tiffany Simpson, Kansas City’s newest trained mohel, hopes to help.
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) is one of 37 nonprofit organizations selected to receive a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The grants for all recipients, intended for bolstering ...