Category: JFed STL News

St. Louis Yom HaShoah Commemoration April 19

“Liberation and Survival: Where do I go now?” will be the focus of Yom HaShoah commemoration on Sunday, April 19, 2015. The Holocaust Remembrance Day event will feature eyewitness accounts of the Shoah from survivors and witnesses. The program will also include a...

20 St. Louisans Selected as Wexner Heritage Fellows

After an intense week of interviews, The Wexner Foundation has selected 20 Fellows for the 2015 – 2017 St. Louis cohort. They will begin their program with a Summer Institute this August and continue with bi-monthly seminars throughout the year. Thanks to the...

Maxine Weil recently returned from a very special mission

Maxine Weil, Senior Educational Program Director for Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) recently returned from a 10 day trip in Israel on a very special mission. However, the idea for her trip began last year when Dr. Dalia Fadila, Founder of Q Schools and...

First Study of Jewish St. Louis in 20 Years

Jewish Federation of St. Louis today released the results of the 2014 St. Louis Jewish Community Study, the first study of Jewish St. Louis in 20 years. The study, conducted by the JPAR-Jewish Policy & Action Research group, presents a snapshot of our community...

Friends Don’t Let Friends Eat Matzo Alone

For Passover, Jewish Federation of St. Louis is encouraging young adults and families to sign up for Matzo in the Home, a Passover edition of Challah in the Home to ensure young adults have a place to go for Seder or meals during Passover. The program, from...