May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a month dedicated to elevate conversations around mental wellbeing, reduce stigma and promote healing. It’s a call to action — and Paulina Siegel as someone answering that call with purpose and passion.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) rescinded a reimbursement grant to fund “First Generation,” a play commissioned by Spinning Tree Theatre, written by community member Victor Wishna and produced in partnership with Jewish Vocational Service (JVS).
Sam Devinki and Mary Stahl, long-time supporters of Kehilath Israel Synagogue, have pledged $1 million to establish the Kehilath Israel Devinki Building Preservation Fund.
This month, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) marked the retirement of three people who each supported students for dozens of years — second-grade teacher Marsha Cowan, school nurse Elisa Pener and volunteer speech therapist Maxine Benson.
More than 160 guests attended Two’s AZA’s third annual Marty Awards on May 10 at The J, shattering the event’s previous attendance record.
The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE) will be hosting a book fair celebrating the legacy of testimony provided by local Holocaust survivors.
KC SuperStar semifinalists are almost ready for the next round of competition.
A new exhibit at The Epsten Gallery explores the evolving roles and contributions of Jewish women to ritual and communal life, as seen through the lens of artistic expression.
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City has a long-lasting partnership with the Jewish communities in Romania and Bulgaria through its relationship with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).
Village Shalom’s Father’s Day Run is back for another year, and this time, will also mark the organization’s 25 years on the Helzberg Campus for Jewish Living and 113 years of service in the Kansas City Jewish community.