Jewish Federation honors community leaders and programs at Annual Celebration
By Alexis Greenberg Special to The Chronicle
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Bob Gershon is awarded the 2025 Dan Fingersh Young Leadership Award. Pictured (from left) are Jay Lewis, Pella Fingersh, Sondra Friedman, Gershon and Mollie Berenbom.
Bridey Stangler receives the 2025 Program of the Year Award on behalf of the Hanoch Piven Artist-in-Residence Weekend. Pictured are Taly Friedman, Sondra Friedman, Stangler and Jay Lewis.
Sarah Markowitz Schreiber is awarded the 2025 Educator of the Year Award. Pictured are Sondra Friedman, Jay Lewis and Markowitz Schreiber.
LJCC Hanukkah party to feature live klezmer
Above: R&J Klezmer will perform at the LJCC Hanukkah party.
Above right: The “Fry Daddies” prepared latkes for the LJCC’s Hanukkah party last year. Pictured (from left) are Howard Lubliner, Greg Rudnick, Russell Swinburne-Romine, Michael Hennecke and Adam Dubinsky.
LJCC Hanukkah Party Saturday, Dec. 20, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. LJCC, 917 Highland Dr., Lawrence, KS 66044
Nov. 16
500 Series:
Mark Newton 616 (215 212 189)
Christopher Eldredge 606 (152
278 176) - hishighest league game and
series scores
Adam Russo 602 (185 186 231)
Hunter Thomas 596 (225 179 192)
Zachariah Archie 593 (193 186 214)
Michael Sokol 584 (195 187 202)
Brian Wright 574 (180 219 175) Steve Thomas 573 (181 212 180)
Michael Altman 560 (170 185 205)
Rick Hansen 539 (142 195 202)
Steve Baraban 534 (159 192 183) Morty Rock 534 (179 175 180) Willie Jones 524 (190 170 164)
Tom Balke 512 (172 190 150)
Steve Eisman 509 (170 171 168) Ryan Thomas 507 (194 164 149)
170 Game: Randy L. Freed 192 Chase Lee 180 Kent Verden 175
Nov. 23
500 Series:
Newton 735 (257 277 201) Willie Jones 658 (235 188 235)
Michael Sokol 583 (203 190 190)
Hunter Thomas 576 (212 147 217)
Adam Russo 553 (161 213 179)
Steve Baraban 552 (235 187 130) Christopher Eldredge 548 (191 164 193) Steve Thomas 538 (167 169 202) Steve Eisman 533 (182 167 184)
Brian Wright 533
season for a competitive, fun, social atmosphere, you can contact Tom Balke at (913) 244-7010 or balketw@yahoo.com or Stuart Pollack at (913) 957-3716 or skp28@aol.com.
Clementine’s Ice Cream CEO Tamara Keefe (left) and Jewish pastry chef Fany Gerson making Chipotle Cherry Rugelach ice cream.
50 years ago
Find more community history at kcjc.com/archive.
Using The Chronicle’s archives and community submissions, here are some recipes for you to try out. Email samk@jewishkc.org with a recipe, and it might be published here!
Zalabia
Solange Mizrahi, 1983
Ingredients
Instructions
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Jewish Family Services and Kansas City Shepherd’s Center recently received a Nonprofit Connect Philly Award for Collaborative Campaign. The two organizations worked together, spearheading efforts for the passage of the Jackson County Senior Tax Levy in November 2024. Attending the recent awards reception were
Above: Jewish Community Foundation of Kansas City had a fundholder site visit in November to Jackson County CASA. Pictured (from left) are Jackson County CASA President and CEO Angie Blumel, Martha Gershun, Lindsay Fineman, Suzanne Dicken, Beatrice Fine, Brooke Hardy and Debbie Sosland-Edelman.
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(from left) Khiara Cox (Shepherd’s Center), Janet Baker (Shepherd’s Center), Rachel Ohlhausen (JFS), Debbie Bass (JFS) and Allyson Blackwell (Shepherd’s Center).
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City recently hosted its Annual Celebration at Hallbrook Country Club. Pictured are (top row, from left) Anne Jacobs and Robyn Freiden; Mike and Danielle Elyachar and Stacey and David Katz; Bob Gershon,
Lindsay Fineman and Derek Gale; and (left) Kara Kahn, Jonathan Bush, Elliot and Kylie Levine and Jack and Sarah Markowitz Schreiber.
Jewish Federation hosted a reception before its Annual Celebration for members of its L'Dor V'Dor long-time donor society. Several members were honored for their decades of giving. Pictured (from left) are Bob DeWitt; Barbara and Richard Atlas; Phyllis Stevens; Debbie Granoff, Federation's Special Campaign Projects manager; and Jon Schwartzbard, director of transformational giving. Not pictured is Kathy DeWitt.
With support from Sasone, four Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy staff members attended the International ADHD Conference in Kansas City last month. Pictured (from left) are Rachel Ryan, Jenny Safir, Sasone Director Lindsey Lipsky, Laura Severi and Wendy Snitz. ADHD Conference
Jonah Shane Antes
HBHA faculty member Dr. Kristin Huston presents at the RULER Implementation Conference at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
By Julie London
JEWISH WAR VETERANS MUSEUM
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By Ellie Holsten
Jewish organizations host Latter-day Saints to learn about security practices
Local synagogue gift shop hours:
• Beth Shalom: Sunday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (when school is in session); Monday and Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; or by appointment at (913) 647-7279.
• B’nai Jehudah: Sunday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (when school is in session); Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; or by appointment at (913) 663-4050.
• Kehilath Israel: Sunday, 9 to 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 4 to 6 p.m. (913) 642-1880.
Federation Vice President and COO Derek Gale speaking at the Jewish Community Campus to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about security in faith communities.
Rose and Jacob Szneler (z”l)
Staff from The J watching a Minnesota Wild hockey game during a break from ProCon 2025. Pictured are Claire Curtis, Jonah Greene, Molly Hess, Bobby Boresow and Barry Birkmeyer.
Ralph L. Sonnenschein
Perry Mac Jones
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