Extraordinary Documentary Sheds Light on Today’s Clash of Faiths

Rexhep Hoxha from 'Besa: The Promise.' holding Hebrew prayerbook

It’s a story almost nobody knows, with particular relevance for a world in which religious misunderstanding fuels hatred and murder. Coming January 24th to the Kansas City Jewish Film Fest, “Besa: The Promise” tells a tale of hope and redemption amidst the horrors of the Holocaust. As a special attraction, the film will be followed by a…

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KC Community Shows Support for Muslim Neighbors

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver held a holiday party and interfaith rally at Union Station Sunday evening to show support for Kansas City’s Muslim community. Several hundred people of all faiths came to the event to mingle, eat and enjoy the holidays together. Since terrorist attacks in Paris left more than 100 dead in November, Cleaver says, Islamophobic rhetoric in America…

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