The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City (JCF) announced the creation of a new $20 million fund dedicated to supporting professional theater companies in Kansas City and throughout the United States and Canada.
When Jacob Schwartzberg stepped on stage at The Phoenix jazz club wearing a well-cut suit and black yarmulke, his gleaming saxophone in hand, the 25-year-old looked as cool and self-assured as any jazz musician in Kansas City, Missouri.
Though it may take some “minyan wrangling,” at least 10 men meet nearly every Thursday as part of Kansas City’s Downtown Minyan. The group, largely led and organized by founders Paul Blackman and Max Jevinsky, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
The Kansas City Jewish community experienced a significant number of major news events in 2024.
Jewish Family Services (JFS) announced a restructuring of its operations to better serve its clients and build a strong foundation for the future.
Representatives from Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, and The University of Kansas spoke on a panel about antisemitism at the Jewish Federation’s annual meeting earlier this month.
St. Joseph's new synagogue, Beit Echad, marks a new chapter for the city's Jewish community and history.
On Dec. 1, community members gathered in the social hall at The J to hear from Irene Shavit, an Oct. 7 terror attack survivor from the kibbutz Kfar Aza.
St. Joseph, Missouri, has a Jewish history stretching back more than 150 years, and two main synagogues, Temple Adath Joseph and Temple B’nai Sholem. Now, the two congregations have worked together to form Beit Echad, the first new synagogue in the city in more than a century.
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City will honor community members at its 2024 annual meeting, which will also feature speakers including the University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod; Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager Brian Platt; and Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Simon Happer.
