Jun 18, 2013 | Federation News, Miscellaneous, YPD
Jessica Berg started her involvement with philanthropy in high school, participating in charity runs, canned food drives and other activities at Parkway Central High. Then she got more involved during college at University of Missouri–Columbia, within the college and...
Jun 18, 2013 | Federation News
Grosberg Award recognizes volunteer leaders 40 years and younger in local Jewish community Jewish Federation of St. Louis is seeking nominations for the 2013 David N. and Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Award. The annual award recognizes volunteer leaders in the...
Jun 12, 2013 | Federation News
Recognizes outstanding professional leaders in local Jewish community Jewish Federation of St. Louis is seeking nominations for the 2013 Fred A. Goldstein Memorial Service Award, which recognizes outstanding professional leadership. The award has been given annually...
Jun 10, 2013 | Federation News
Anyone with a disability or who has a child with a disability is encouraged to share opinions on resources in the St. Louis Jewish community Jewish Federation of St. Louis has developed a survey to assess the disability resources in place in the St. Louis Jewish...
Jun 5, 2013 | Federation News, Israel Center
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 | Federation News, Israel Center, 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...
May 21, 2013 | Federation News
Carolyn Epstein was researching the cost of an emergency response system. “I’m getting older and I have a disabled son,” she says. “If I fall, he might not be able to get me help.” So the 75-year-old member of Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Naturally Occurring...
May 21, 2013 | Federation News, Miscellaneous, YPD
Andrea Kass has been giving since she had her first paid job. “My family has always been involved in giving,” she says. “I felt good about being able to contribute myself, not just through my parents. It was significant to me.” It is also important to Kass, a student...
May 14, 2013 | Federation News, JProStl, Millstone Institute
Tuesday, June 25, 1-2:30pm Federation Kopolow Building Programs cultivate the use of music, acting and art to enhance human resources skills “Creativity in the Workplace,” a new JProStl series for professionals who work in Jewish organizations throughout St. Louis,...
May 14, 2013 | Community Impact, Federation News
Events honor volunteers and donors who gave legacy gifts through the Jewish Community Foundation “Create a Jewish Legacy,” an initiative of the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Louis, is hosting Legacy Shabbat programs June 21 and 22 at 10 St. Louis-area...