By Michael Sudhalter Special to The Chronicle
‘Big Sonia’ celebrates 100
KU Chabad celebrates grand opening of new building
By Sam Kricsfeld Editor
Attendees of KU Chabad’s new building’s grand opening ceremony listen to Rabbi Avi Weinstein of Chabad on Campus International on Nov. 2.
Sonia Warshawski standing in front of her business, John’s Tailoring, on April 28, 2023.
Israeli-American artist Rae Stern’s exhibition in Manhattan, Kansas, extended
Artist Rae Stern creating “Swifter Than Eagles,” an artwork displayed in her exhibition “Afterimage” at the Museum of Art + Light (MoA+L) in Manhattan, Kansas. (Noollee LLC)
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The J launches fundraising campaign to build new pool, renovate theater
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Rendering of the planned aquatic center at The J. (SFS Architecture)
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community news
HBHA launches new tuition incentive for Jewish communal professionals
Jewish Studies Teacher (and mother of three HBHA students) Tammy Sandler teaches first-grade students about one of the laws of Shabbat with a hands-on activity.
Rabbi Steve Burnstein
to be rabbi-in-residence at Beth
Torah
B’nai B’rith Bowling Scores
The following bowlers achieved high scores in the Sunday Kansas City B’nai B’rith Men’s Bowling League at Ward Parkway Lanes on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9
Nov. 2
500 Series:
Brian Wright 681 (173 233 275)
Willie Jones 659 (269 214 176)
Hunter Thomas 650 (211 213 226)
Ryan Thomas 599 (159 218 222)
Steve Thomas 573 (190 180 203)
Michael Sokol 557 (171 187 199)
Bill Sloan 552 (212 167 173)
Steve Baraban 545 (187 177 181)
Rick Hansen 544 (178 174 192)
Mark Newton 531 (176 161 194)
Adam Russo 519 (162 190 167)
Zachariah Archie 519 (168 167 164)
Morty Rock 518 (168 126 224)
Michael Altman 512 (188 157 167)
Steve Eisman 510 (181 171 158)
Bruce Parker 506 (177 162 167)
Chase Lee 502 (160 180 162)
170 Game: Christopher Eldredge 194
Alan Abramovitz 188 Bruce Singer 172
Nov. 9
500 Series:
Brian Wright 699 (226 269 204)
Michael Sokol 633 (216 224 193)
Bruce Parker 604 (176 210 218)
Mark Newton 603 (222 147 234)
Steve Thomas 588 (179 205 204)
Zachariah Archie 570 (171 166 233)
Hunter Thomas 562 (188 191 183)
Nick Meyers 558 (164 198 196)
Adam Russo 551 (172 164 215)
Willie Jones 538 (174 171 193)
170 Game:
If you are interested in bowling during the ‘25-’26 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.
Rabbi Steve Burnstein
‘Big
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Sonia’ at 100
Preparing for the Service of Spiritual Renewal are (from left) Lezlie Zucker, music coordinator for Congregation Beth Torah; Rabbi David Levinsky of The New Reform Temple; and Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Jewish Community chaplain.
“Big Sonia” Warshawski (right) at a Midwest Center for Holocaust Education event in August 2023. She is pictured with her daughter Regina Kort.
25 years ago
Find more community history at kcjc.com/archive.
community
NCJW launches
2025 Light Up a Life
Name:
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•“BringYourOwnBestie”(pg.5)
•GrowingOurJ(pg.3)
•“Intercepted”(pg.9)
•TheJannualmeeting(pg.8)
•JULIETs(pg.9)
•Krigelfamily(pg.7)
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•Spiritualrenewal(pg.5)
•Tuitionincentive(pg.4)
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Veterans Day
The Jewish War Veterans KS-MO Post 605 participated in two Veterans Day celebrations. The first was the 18th annual Veterans Day Celebration hosted on Nov. 6 by Black & Veatch and the City of Overland Park. Pictured (left) are Post Commander Howard Noah and patron Julie London. On Veterans Day, JWV was the lead organization for the Veterans Day Program at the Korean War Memorial in Overland Park. Later that day, the group participated in a program at Village Shalom.
Congregation Beth Torah's 6th-9th graders in T.A.G. gathered on Nov. 5 for a lesson on “Famous Jewish People of Notoriety.” Faculty, parents and congregants dressed up as characters and gave short spiels on their famous person's life and contributions to society. The evening concluded with a fire spinning performance from T.A.G. teacher and Director of the Weiner Religious School Sara Glass.
Jewish Community Foundation fundholders and staff on Oct. 29 at the home of Lara and Ben Pabst.
Chiefs Party
NCJW Period Project
TAG Lesson
NCJW members gathered recently to pack menstrual products for their Period Project. Pictured are (top, from left) Jan Present, Sheri Present, Carla Oppenheimer and Susan Cohen; Kimberly Levitan, Sheryl Stein and Kimberly Goldberg; Meggin Emert, Ellie Penner, Tensy Marcos-Bodker and Kerry Cosner.
Members of Jewish Federation's Ben Gurion Society gathered at the home of Sara and Matt Berns for a Chiefs watch party on Nov. 2. Pictured (from left) are Mike and Dan Elyachar, Stacey Katz, Sara Berns, Ari Fine, Katja Edelman; Berns, Alyson Dieker, Alexis Miller, Taly Friedman; Julia and Dan Osburn and Jeff and Rebekah Weiss.
The J hosts annual meeting, announces new board members
Mainstream Civic Engagement honors Rabbi Moti Rieber of Kansas Interfaith Action
Happy 100th Birthday, Sonia! The Power of One Woman’s Voice
Have a real conversation with Sonia Warshawski (“Big Sonia”)—Holocaust survivor, Kansas Citian, and icon of resilience—in a new interactive exhibit at The Museum of Kansas City.
Bat Mitzvah
Juliet Sosland
Rabbi Moti Rieber
Betty and Lenny Hershman, winners of The J’s 2025 Lifetime Membership Award, at The J’s annual meeting.
Outgoing J Board Chair Michael Novicoff, Otzmah Award winners Sam and Danielle Levine and CEO Jim Sluyter at The J’s annual meeting.
By Ellie Holsten
“Intercepted”
Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle staff, the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, or the Kansas City Jewish Community as a whole.
Disappointed in local rabbis’ opposition to Mamdani
By Dan Margolies
By Karen Gerson
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Jewish medical ethics topic of JULIETs event
Rabbi Mendy Wineberg
Mensch of the week
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A recommended read
By Sharon Lowenstein Poisner
An ode to The J
By Lindsey Lipsky Sasone
Stories of complexity, stories of normalcy: A recent AJC delegation trip to Israel
By Allison Berey JCRB|AJC Board Member
Gilli Gerson
A bubbe by any other name
A recent AJC delegation trip to Israel
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A close connection with Big Sonia
By Michael Sudhalter
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An AJC delegation group along with Keith and Aviva Siegel (center), former hostages who have been fighting for the release of all hostages.
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obituaries
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Shirley Herer Feldman Malamut
Susan Lawrence
Sharon Marilyn Lund
Sonia Warshawski and Rose Zysman Murra in July 2001.
Paul Wacknov
Carl Puritz
Isaac Adam Stone
community news
KU Chabad celebrates grand opening of new building
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The ribbon cutting for KU Chabad’s new building was celebrated with confetti cannons; Nechama and Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel at the grand opening.
