The Jewish Charitable and Educational Union was founded on December 11, 1901 to unite a growing community around a shared responsibility: to care for one another.

One of its constituent members was the Jewish Alliance. The newly formed organization was housed in a building on Ninth and Carr Streets. Although named after the Union, the building, as well as the entire range of social and educational services it housed, was commonly referred to as simply the Jewish Alliance, also popularly known as the Federation of Jewish Charities. (source)

In 1915, the name was officially changed to the Federation of Jewish Charities of St. Louis. Original members included the United Jewish Charities of St. Louis, Hebrew Free and Industrial School, the Home for the Aged and Infirm Israelites, the Jewish Alliance, Jewish Hospital, National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives in Denver, and the B’nai B’rith Jewish Orphans Home in Cleveland. This organization subsidized Associated Hebrew Schools, the Gertrude Home for Boys, the Home for Incurables, and the Jewish Community Center.

“Together, we can do more than any one of us alone.”

St. Louis joins the global movement for Soviet Jewry.

Federation leads local efforts through:

• Advocacy and public rallies
• “Adopt-a-Family” partnerships
• Resettlement support for arriving families
• Engagement with policymakers

“Our community’s voice reached far beyond St. Louis.”

Federation expands its impact through key initiatives:

• Community Security Program
  Protecting Jewish institutions with professional security, training, and coordination
• PJ Library & Family Engagement
  Connecting young families to Jewish life through books and programming
• Israel Partnerships
  Strengthening bonds between St. Louis and Israel
• Leadership Development
  Preparing the next generation of community leaders