KCUR: Kansas City is experiencing a new wave of antisemitism. What can be done about it?
Source: KCUR ORIGINAL ARTICLE Gavriela Geller, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau and the American Jewish Committee, says that more education is needed to combat antisemitism in Kansas […]
Chronicle: Roeland Park adopts IHRA antisemitism definition; community members unite in face of opposition
Source: Chronicle ORIGINAL ARTICLE The City of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed a resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism at a city council meeting with more than 50 Jewish […]
Chronicle: Ambassador Michael Herzog discusses democracy, Israeli/Palestinian relations at community event
ARTICLE LINKThe Kansas City Jewish ChronicleSam Kricsfeld, EditorPublished: 18 May 2023 Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, recently visited Kansas City and spoke to the Jewish community about […]
Yahoo! News: Many faiths flourish in Kansas City. We must all come together to fight hatred | Opinion
Source: Yahoo! News ORIGINAL ARTICLE When vandals ransacked and spray-painted swastikas and other hate symbols on the headquarters of the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City last fall, people of faith responded quickly […]
Jewish News Syndicate: Kansas proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month
Source: Jewish News Syndicate ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Kansas state legislature passed a resolution on March 29 to declare May officially Jewish American Heritage Month—a designation that then-President George W. Bush proclaimed nationally […]
Chronicle: Kansas declares May Jewish American Heritage Month
Source: Chronicle ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Kansas Legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly officially proclaimed the month of May as Jewish American Heritage Month in Kansas for the first time. Jewish American […]
Jewish Press: Kansas State Legislature, Governor Proclaim May as Jewish American Heritage Month
Source: Jewish Press Link: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/kansas-state-legislature-governor-proclaim-may-as-jewish-american-heritage-month/2023/04/03/
KC Globe: Anti-Semitic, Racial Threats from Several Bishop Miege Students Spark Concern
Source: KC Globe ORIGINAL ARTICLE AJC, KC Urban League Condemn ActsGavriela Geller, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) and Gwendolyn Grant, president/CEO, Urban League of […]
FOX 4: Kansas City adopts ordinance addressing antisemitism
Source: Fox 4 ORIGINAL ARTICLE KANSAS CITY, MO. — A new Kansas City ordinance calls antisemitism a growing problem. Racist and anti-Semitic graffiti plastered on a Blue Valley press box came […]
KSHB 41: KCMO City Council to vote on new antisemitism resolution
Source: KSHB 41 ORIGINAL ARTICLE KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council will vote on a new antisemitism resolution Thursday that would define what exactly antisemitism is. […]