22. Alex Brown

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Adam Weindling. Weindling is a real estate professional at Terra Management, a family business, where he runs his own part of the company called Kinner properties. So we chat about what real estate in Kansas City is like, his family’s Holocaust survivor background, and being involved in the Jewish Federation’s real estate professionals group.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Ally Fabes. Fabes is a saxophonist and singer in Glass Bandit, a band that grew out of the University of Kansas and just moved to Austin, Texas, to make it big. But Fabes also was recently the program director at KU Hillel. So we chat about her musical and Jewish professional career, and at the end of the podcast, we’ve even got some music from Glass Bandit.Check out Glass Bandit: https://www.glassbanditmusic.com/

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Jodi Perelmuter. Perelmuter is the new family life education director at the Jewish Family Services of Kansas City. So we talk about how she’s approaching that role, what kind of support families need from the Jewish community right now, and her involvement in programs like PJ Library and B’nai Tzedek, which helps teens learn about philanthropy.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Alex Brown. Brown is a partner at the legal firm Lathrop GPM, where he specializes in insurance law. Using that knowledge, he helped pioneer a new way to get compensation for people who have been wrongfully imprisoned. So we chat about why insurance law matters, how he came to work on civil rights cases, and why he loves the JCC.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Tamara Falicov. Falicov is the inaugural dean of the new School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. So we chat about the way higher education is changing; how Falicov’s Jewish experience informs her work as a dean; and how the KC Jewish community helped her meet her husband.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Mark Edelman. Edelman is the founder and president of the Theater League, a theatre management company that has been bringing Broadway shows and all manner of other performances to Kansas City for over 40 years. We talk about a new arts management program named after him, and what it’s like being a matzah brie and gefilte fish kind of Jew.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, Lonny talks to Joel Goldberg. Goldberg is in his 15th year as part of the Kansas City Royals broadcast team. Goldberg is also an author, podcast host, and keynote speaker on areas of leadership, among other things.

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Lisa Pelofsky. Pelofsky is the co-founder and CEO of Byrne, Pelofsky, and Associates, a firm that helps clients fundraise for their causes and institutions. Philanthropy is what makes the Jewish community run, so we chat about why Pelofsky’s work is so important to Kansas City.https://byrnepelofsky.com

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with Nicole Emanuel. Emanuel is the founder and art director at InterUrban ArtHouse, a collaborative artist space. You’ll get to hear an audio tour of her studio, stories of her immigrant family members who escaped the Nazis, and why she is choosing to settle down permanently in Kansas City.https://www.interurbanarthouse.org/

On the latest episode of Getting To Know Jew, we speak with State Senator Ethan Corson. Ethan represents the 7th district, which includes Fairway, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills, and part of Leawood and Overland Park.