Dec 5, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Originally posted here. No one could miss the excitement on the faces of Mr. Tom Green and Mr. Simon Alfassi Yokneam mayor when they recently met again at city hall. Some 18 years ago, it was Mr. Tom Green who encouraged...
Jul 2, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
JCC St. Louis and Temple Atlanta Family Missions Visit Yokneam- Megiddo (Story reprinted with permission from Partnership2Gether. See original story here.) Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Working together at Oranim school in Yokneam June 2013 was a busy month...
Jun 5, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
Recently, art teacher Suzanne Burack put together a project for the kindergartners and first and second graders who were studying Jerusalem at Temple Emanuel. Although it was not the first time Burack had come up with such a project, it was the first time she didn’t...
Jun 4, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous
When Jen Kaslow was growing up, she felt a little confused and not completely connected to her Jewish roots. “My husband, David’s Jewish identity was an integral part of his life, but as we started raising our kids, I realized part of mine was missing” she says. To...
Apr 26, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
(Story reprinted with permission from Partnership2Gether. See original story here.) On the morning of Remembrance Day a group of teens from Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School in St. Louis were hosted in Megiddo Regional High School together with their friends from...
Mar 4, 2013 | Israel Center, JFed STL News
In its sixth year, the trip is now accepting applications for 27- to 45 year-olds Applications are now open for the sixth “Rubin Israel Experience,” an all-expense-paid trip for young adults who have never been to Israel. The trip is offered and staffed by Jewish...
Sep 5, 2012 | Israel Center, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous
Ever since their three grandchildren went on Birthright Israel trips, this important Federation-supported program has occupied a special place in the Jewish hearts and lives of Morrie and Miki Zimring. So, when Federation initiated the idea of a St. Louis only trip,...
Aug 22, 2012 | Israel Center, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous, NORC
For Daniel Platschek, 30, an international finance specialist with Berry-Wehmiller Company, the 2012 St. Louis Jewish Federation Rubin Israel Experience, was transformative. This is an annual no cost trip for Jewish adults aged 27-40. The trip’s mission, to inspire...
