Nov 21, 2024 | JFed Press Releases, Miscellaneous
St. Louis, November 20, 2024 — Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Jewish community’s central philanthropic, planning, and community-building organization, is pleased to announce Todd Siwak will serve as its new Board Chair, starting in January 2025. Siwak succeeds...
Jun 27, 2024 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Groundbreaking Initiative Addressing Critical Teacher Shortage in Early Childhood Jewish Education Launches in St. Louis St. Louis joins second cohort of cities to roll out ElevatEd with 11 local participating schools ST. LOUIS (June 27, 2024) – Jewish Federation of...
May 22, 2024 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, JProStl
Sarah Z. Levinson (JFS), past president of JProStL has announced the board for 2024-25. JProStL, an initiative of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is the professional association for staff who work at 50 nonprofits affiliated with the St. Louis Jewish community. Rabbi...
Apr 4, 2024 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Miscellaneous
Israeli Visitors and our Communities Together: Nahal Oz – Atlanta & St. Louis Partnership Naomi Petel Adler and Mirjam Heutink are both from Kibbutz Nahal Oz. This was the first kibbutz attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Both their families managed to...
Feb 7, 2024 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, Women's Philanthropy
On Sunday, February 4, Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis installed their Executive Committee and Board for the 2024-2026 term. Amy Lampert is the new Chair of Women’s Philanthropy, working with Cindy Frank (Vice Chair, Development), Jen...
Nov 27, 2023 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
As things are changing rapidly we’ll do the best we can to provide updated resources and information on Israel. Check out the information below for recent news articles, interviews and more from Jewish Federation of St. Louis. DONATE to the Israel Emergency...
Nov 1, 2023 | JFed Press Releases
We are writing to express our anger and concern with Representative Cori Bush’s communication about the recent events in Israel and Gaza. Numerous times over the last 23 days, we have felt her words to be insensitive, incorrect, and fanning the flames of antisemitism....
Apr 19, 2023 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
See the full article in The St. Louis Jewish Light. (St. Louis, April 19, 2023) – Jewish Federation of St. Louis has relaunched its interest-free loan program for the Jewish community of St. Louis. The loan program was first established in 1912 and became part of the...
Jan 23, 2023 | JFed Press Releases
The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is announcing their 2023 commitment of $75,000 in grants to 15 local Jewish organizations. The Foundation received requests totaling over $183,000 this cycle. Established...
Jan 5, 2023 | JFed Press Releases
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis approved its 2023 Board of Directors. In May 2022, the Federation had named Bob Newmark as the incoming Board Chair. Greg Yawitz preceded Bob Newmark as Chair and served for three and a half years as a dedicated leader for the...
