Category: Miscellaneous

Standing for Justice

A new exhibit opened Sunday, Feb. 9 in our Kopolow Building Atrium. “Standing for Justice II: 1950-1980: Documentation From the St. Louis Jewish Community Archives,” is a collaboration between the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC), the Saul Brodsky Jewish...

Why I Give: Carl and Fay Simons

The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), a non-sectarian program that supports the healthy aging of adults 65+ in their own homes by providing opportunities for meaningful community involvement and increased access to support services, is...

Former JFedSTL Board Chair Meets The Pope

AJC National President Stanley Bergman, led a leadership delegation in a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday. A pioneer in advancing Catholic-Jewish relations over many decades, AJC enjoys close, cooperative relations with the Vatican, as well...

Let Your Voice Be Heard

As you may know, Jewish Federation of St. Louis, in conjunction with our local synagogues and agencies, is embarking on a Jewish community study.  The study will determine the number of individuals and households in the greater St. Louis Jewish community and collect...

Jewish Federation Mourns Anne Heyman

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the untimely passing of Anne Heyman, a leading Jewish philanthropist and role model whose extraordinary vision, compassion and generosity made an impact world-wide. She was a nationally-renowned motivational speaker,...

Jewish Federation Mourns Ariel Sharon

The Jewish Federations of North America mourn the death of Israel’s former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who passed away today at the age of 85 following medical complications. JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Michael Siegal and JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman...

Why I Give: Michael Staenberg

Michael Staenberg was raised in a family of modest means. But his parents didn’t use that as an excuse not to support their community.  They felt lucky to have a roof over their heads and food on the table. “They taught us that it is important to give to...

This year in Jerusalem

It has been a whirlwind couple of days in Jerusalem. After arriving late Wednesday night, we checked into our hotel and then got together as a group and prepared for Yad Vashem.  People were moved by the personal connections some of us have to the Shoah and were...

Another Day Up North!

Happy new year! Shana tova! Or Happy Silvester, as they say in Tel Aviv. After a night celebrating the new year, we awoke bright and early to head to Mount Bental, on the border of Syria and Lebanon.  Now a popular tourist destination, the mountain housed a...

…And up to the Galilee

What a day! We started off with a long bus ride to Tzfat (two hours!) and spent more time on the bus later in the day, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t have fun! The bus is always filled with chatter about what we’ve seen during the day or talked...