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Kol Ami Building for Sale by Barbara Bayer Editor $1.00 The KANSAS CITY Volume 92, Number 17 www.kcjc.com April 26, 2012 jewish chronicle Kol Ami building for sale By Barbara Bayer Editor Congregation Kol Ami has put its building up for sale. The listing price for the 16,000 square-foot building located at 7501 Belinder Avenue in Prairie Village is $1.4 million. The Reform congrega- tion purchased the building in the sum- mer of 2005 from Zion Lutheran Church for $1.1 million. Nadine Gordon, president of the 90-member congregation, said the board of directors decided to put the building up for sale because “it no longer meets our needs.” She declined to make any further comments regarding the sale or the congregation’s future. Kol Ami is being represented by Da- vid Block and Max Kosoglad of Block & Company, Inc., the exclusive agent for the building and property. It sits on 3.49 acres and features five creative class- rooms, a large social hall, worship space, PHOTOS BY BEN MCCALL kitchen and an outdoor playground. The board of directors of Congregation Kol Ami recently decided to sell the building located at 7501 Belinder Avenue in Prairie Village. The congregation currently leases space in the building to three tenants has leased space to tenants for at least the late summer of 2005 after minor locations before establishing its perma- — Mercy Church, Kansas City Autism three years. repairs were completed following its nent home in Prairie Village. Training Center and a Montessori Kol Ami began holding worship ser- purchase. The congregation was estab- school. Gordon said the congregation vices and programs in the building in lished in 2003 and met in a variety of Ed Asner to perform in KC Fundraiser to help polish the gates of Sheffield Cemetery By Gloria Gale tirety, grounds in dire need of restora- ing the property in a manner aligned lion in support. This community en- Special to The Chronicle tion. It was apparent that the monetary with Jewish ethics and pride. deavor established a restricted fund at commitment for perpetual care of the “Therefore, a capital campaign fund the Jewish Community Foundation of “Huddled amidst a crowd of sorrows, grounds and chapel was not enough initiated in 2003, governed by a seven- Greater Kansas City to receive and dis- the solemness of sending a soul on its to maintain the cemetery with today’s member executive committee and board see Fundraiser, page 22 journey deserves the utmost respect.” struggling economy. of directors, decided to seek $1.25 mil- — Anonymous In response, a dedicated group of community volunteers culled from sev- For more than 100 years, Sheffield eral congregations came together in Cemetery has remained steadfast. Near- 2003 to form the Friends of Sheffield. ly 6,000 people are buried on the prop- Together, they recognized that the souls erty dating from 1901; making it one of buried there deserved a dignified rest- the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Kansas ing place and pledged to restore, beau- City. But by 2003, visits to the cemetery tify and maintain the property. revealed Sheffield was a shadow of its Rickie Haith, president of Friends of former self, crumbling in disrepair, in- Sheffield Cemetery, said the organiza- cluding no formal chapel and, in its en- tion’s mission encompasses maintain- page 2 The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle April 26, 2012 Th e KANSAS listening post CITY jewish chronicle a tradition since 1920 Stephen F. Rose By Barbara Bayer, Chairman [email protected] Editor David Small SAVING TORAHS — Last week President [email protected] we told you that funds have been set up to help victims of the recent tor - Barbara Bayer nado in Wichita. We neglected to tell Editor you a great human-interest story we [email protected] heard from Eileen Garry. She has a good friend in Wichita and she called Marcia Montgomery him last week to make sure all was Community Editor [email protected] well with him following the stormy weather. Her friend, 90-plus-year-old Amy Cohn Mel Shaffir, informed her that he, and Advertising Manager his Conservative synagogue Ahavath [email protected] Achim Hebrew Congregation, were OK. He told her that just in case the Barbara Lewis Godfrey synagogue was in the path of torna - PHOTO BY BEN MCCALL Account Executive Violinist and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy student Avery Parkhurst played the ‘Theme dos, members took the precaution of [email protected] From Shindler’s List’ at the beginning of the Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial Service this placing the synagogue’s Torahs in a past Sunday. More information regarding the annual event can be found on Page 4. Judy Lanes portable ark that Mel crafted himself Account Executive years ago, and then moved the ark [email protected] with the Torahs in it to the basement. org, and click on the Wichita Tornado nations of Jewish Kansas City for con- Shaffir was thrilled that the members Relief link. Contact Gail Weinberg, versions, ritual immersion, brides, Mike Bennett protected the Torahs. director of financial resource devel - tours and the immersion of utensils be- Production Director opment, at 913-327-8123 to make your fore use in kosher homes and catering [email protected] HELPING VICTIMS PART 2 — donation via phone, or send in a check facilities. The mikvah is maintained by Heather Swan In addition to the Mid-Kansas Jewish to Jewish Federation of Greater Kan- volunteers with support from Kehilath Special Sections Editor Federation, our local Jewish Federa - sas City, 5801 W. 115th Street, Suite Israel Synagogue, but receives no op - [email protected] tion is also collecting funds to help 201, Overland Park, KS 66211, Attn: erating funds from the synagogue. Be - with the disaster recovery and re - Wichita Tornado Relief Fund. One sides funds for the renovation, money hundred percent of donations to this is needed to pay for regular cleaning, Questions regarding subscriptions may be building, in the wake of nearly 100 fund will go directly to helping tor - maintenance, supplies and important directed to Lisa Small. Call 913-951-8407 or tornadoes that struck hundreds of nado victims. repairs. The mikvah is a 501(c)(3) or - email [email protected] homes and workplaces in Kansas Sat- urday, April 14. Although no Jewish ganization, so donations are tax-de - institutions were damaged by the tor- RENNOVATING THE MIKVAH ductible. Make checks payable to the Published every Thursday by nadoes, the local Jewish community — The Kansas City Community Mik - Kansas Mikvah Association and mail in Wichita was deeply impacted by vah is currently being renovated and to: Jessica Kalender Rich, treasurer, the storms’ destruction. Some Jewish modernized and funds are currently Kansas Mikvah Association, 9747 Slat- community members live in or near being raised to pay for it. Mikvah USA er, Overland Park, KS 66212. 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 314A the path of the tornadoes, and an is providing a grant that will match Fairway, Kansas 66205-2532 employee of Ahavath Achim Hebrew all funds collected, up to $50,000. Aya- ANOTHER MEDIA STAR — Hy - Chronicle Offi ce: (913) 951-8440 Congregation lost her home, cars and la Zoltan Rockoff said even though man Brand Hebrew Academy junior Facsimile: (913) 674-5379 most of the family›s personal belong - the renovations are not yet complete, Slater Sousley is featured as an up Website: www.kcjc.com ings. Funds raised in KC will go to the mikvah already looks more beau- and coming teen in the most recent 435 E-mail: [email protected] the Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation tiful. “We anticipate reopening in sev- South Magazine. The magazine notes ©2012 MetroMedia. All rights reserved. in Wichita, which is working with the eral weeks. We are inching closer to that Slater has displayed his art at Salvation Army to provide immedi - our financial goal for this grant, but HBHA art shows and entered work in PUBLISHER NOTICE ate help throughout the community are not there yet. Making sure that the RAVSAK National Jewish Art Con- The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle (ISSN 0022-8524) (USPS and aid for long-term rebuilding. Last we reach this amount will ensure that test. Last summer, at the age of 16, he 290140) is published weekly throughout the year, plus year, through the Jewish Federation the mikvah does not incur a deficit for was approved for early admittance for one special edition in June and another in September, by - completing these important updates.” adult art classes at the Kansas City Art MetroMedia, 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 314A, network across North America, Jew Fairway, Kansas 66205-2532. Subscription $54.95 per ish Federation of Greater Kansas City She said the fundraising deadline to Institute. year in area (includes sales tax), $64.95 per year outside and Jewish Federation of St. Louis receive matching grant money is May the area. Periodicals Postage paid at Shawnee Mission, raised more than $250,000 to help Jop- 1. Kansas Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Kansas - The Mikvah is truly a community City Jewish Chronicle, 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway, lin tornado victims. To make your on Suite 314A, Fairway, Kansas 66205-2532. line donation, go to jewishkansascity. institution, and is used by all denomi- April 26, 2012 The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle page 3 Historical marker placed outside former Leavenworth temple By Tim Linn enworth temple. “That was the story of what it means Leavenworth Times to be free in America, that we welcome people that have different points of view to worship a common creator.” For the last several decades, the word “Temple” in Construction of Temple B’Nai Jeshurun as it stands its name was one of the few subtle clues as to the for- today began in 1916 in the footprint of a previous place mer identity of the apartment building at the corner of of worship built in 1866.
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