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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 City communities.

Olathe-based Pepper Cave, owned by Justin Bale, was suspended indefinitely in apparent response to complaints about Bale’s social media activity, which in recent days has been filled with blatant antisemitic invective. Bale responded to the suspension by praising Hitler.

The city celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of a 12-foot-tall menorah outside City Hall and a lighting ceremony inside the chambers. Jewish leaders say this display of unity is just the first step in combatting increasing antisemitism.

The Anti-Defamation League has been keeping track of antisemitic incidents since 1979, and they’ve never been higher than last year. Around Kansas City, a new generation of Jewish people is coming to terms with what that means for their future.

There has been no systematic review of the actions of the nearly one million ethnically diverse members of the military who served in World War I.

With Kansas City hospitals caring for a record number of COVID patients, it's hard right now to address everyone's medical needs, let alone spiritual ones. Chaplains navigate health protocols and technological limitations, while still finding holiness "in places and circumstances most folks don't."

Hate crimes reported in Kansas and Missouri during 2020 increased significantly, but unreliable data collection and severe underreporting mean the real figures are likely even higher.

The Johnson County Museum's Christmas decorations have delighted visitors since 1999. Now, a table set for a Seder and other Judaic pieces mark its first celebration of a non-Christian religious holiday.

Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur bring Jews to the synagogue who barely set foot in a temple the rest of the year. I'm one of them, even though my mom is a rabbi.

Segment 1: Hospitals in the capital city are within their capacity, but some residents bristle at stay-at-home orders.A large number of residents in…

Nationally, the number of reported hate crimes remained fairly stagnant in 2018 compared to the year before, but Missouri saw a 39% reduction. According...

Segment 1: "All genocides ... begin with words," says one Emory professor concerned about a rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric. Anti-Semitism is on the rise…