From the Desk of Danny Cohn
October 17, 2025
Community Impact in 2024
Together As One
We Support. We Honor. We Give. We Build. We Connect.
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Vibrancy
As One We Promote Jewish Vibrancy
Vibrancy
As One We Support Early Childhood & Families with Young Children
In addition to early childhood initiatives, Federation invests more than $475,000 toward local day schools that provide Jewish education for kindergarten and beyond. These schools include Epstein Hebrew Academy, Esther Miller Bais Yaakov, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School and Torah Prep School.
920
Families engaged in partner programming
86%
of families feel part of a larger Jewish Community
87%
of families increased connection with other Jewish familes
2955 Unique College Student Engaged
Of these students 250 engaged in college programming for the first time with an on-campus Chabad or Hillel
Well-Being & Safety
As One We Care For Those In Need
Well-Being & Safety
As One We Help Create a Safety Net For Economically Vulnerable Populations
By providing a Community Impact Investment to the Jewish Family Services, 19,000+ clients received food from the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry and $108,000+ in cash assistance was provided to 162 individuals through JFS’s Care Connect
Well Being & Safety
As One We Prioritize the Safety and Security of Our Community
66
Community Partners
are supported by Federation’s Community Security Programs
17 sites
in cities our of St. Louis
are supported by Federation’s Community Security Programs
20,558+
Hours of Security Provided
Meeting the Moment
As One We Combat and Address Antisemitism
4,200
High school students
reached through JCRC’s Student to Student program
20 Schools
across 8 school districts partook in ADL’s No Place for Hate
The best way to get ride of subconscious bias are stereotypes is to actually to just interact.
Student to Student Participant
Israel Engagement
As One We Deepen Our Connection to Israel
IMPACT STORY
In 2024, more than 65 Israel-related programs were hosted by community partners with additional promotional and coordination assistance from the Federation’s Israel Center
Nearly $4.5
Million
raised locally in Israel Emergency Response Campaign
3869 Individuals
engaged in Israel-related programming
86%
reported an increased connection to Israel
87%
reported increase in knowledge about Israel
As One We Connect The Jewish Community
Kehilla Calendar
Powered By Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of St. Louis powers the St. Louis Jewish community calendar. All Jewish community organizations can post their events on the Kehilla Calendar and are promoted in a biweekly newsletter
25,000
unique individuals reached by the Jewish Light, and 9,200 households receive the printed Jewish Light newspaper
Our 2024 Community Investment
$8.7 Million
to our Community Partners Locally, Nationally, & in Israel
