Leah Warshawski did not come upon her career in what might be called a conventional sense: Instead, she stumbled into filmmaking while studying in Hawaii while translating Japanese for tourists on a boat. “I never thought I’d make films or want to make films, but...
Metcalf South Shopping Center will close at 4 p.m. Sept. 19. However, the adjacent Sears store, which is independently owned and operated, will remain open, as well as The Glenwood Arts Theatre. Lane4 Property Group said certain covenants previously prevented the mall...
Once again, Sonia Warshawski will be one of the last. One might think the impending closing of the cavernous Metcalf South Shopping Center, home to her tailor shop, would be nothing more than a petty inconvenience to a woman who endured one of the great tragedies of...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sonia Warshawski, a Holocaust Survivor living in Overland Park, Kan., is calling for government action to stop hate crimes like Sunday’s shootings at the Jewish Community Center and Village Shalom. “It was like you take an old...
At 88 years old, Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski still has a lot left to teach us. That’s why her granddaughter, film producer/director Leah Warshawski, has begun shooting a documentary called Big Sonia to share the tenacious octogenarian’s incredible life story...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — After 30 years in business an Overland Park woman has a tough decision to make, relocate her store or close for good and retire. It’s a move that she knew was coming, but became all too real when an eviction notice was delivered. John’s Tailoring...
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children — one of those is roots, the other, wings.” — Hodding Carter Often, the most significant things — the treasures that surround us — come into focus only when pointed out by others or by a camera!...
