Jul 13, 2021 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Series will include programs on antisemitism, Holocaust education, media literacy, and the Museum’s ongoing expansion (St. Louis, July 8, 2021) – Today, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum announced a series of upcoming virtual programs entitled, “Why...
May 21, 2021 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
From the Desk of Mark Wilf and Eric D. Fingerhut Dear Friends, We are reminded in the Book of Psalms that the “guardian of Israel” never “slumbers nor sleeps.” I know you agree that we in the Federation system can do no less at this critical time. Last...
May 12, 2021 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, JFNA News
A Message from Mark Wilf, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Eric Fingerhut, President & CEO The Jewish Federations of North America Perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised, but the outbreak of fighting in Israel still shook us up this week. We had been focused...
May 11, 2021 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
A letter from Michael Oberlander, former Jewish Federation of St. Louis Director of Development Dear Friends in St. Louis, I sit here with the windows wide open on a beautiful May evening, thinking about my fellow Israelis living in the southern part of the country...
Apr 22, 2021 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
We are all living through a historic and momentous time in regard to our country’s reckoning with its history around race. Our tradition teaches us that it is not our responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but we are not free to desist from it...
Apr 16, 2021 | Community Leadership & Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, JProStl, Millstone Institute
The Annual JProStl End of Year Event, Choose Your Own Adventure, will take place virtually on Thursday, May 12, from 12:45-2 pm. Participants will pre-select a 30-minute breakout room workshop, including Soul Work with Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Exercise in Your Living...
Apr 13, 2021 | Community Impact, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
The Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is now accepting applications for its 2021 funding cycle from St. Louis area 501(c)(3) organizations. Applications will be accepted from a professional...
Apr 1, 2021 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Israel Center, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Put your leadership skills to the test and represent your community in an exciting five-month journey in Israel. Shinshinim IL is a new and exclusive program designed specifically for American high school graduates who wish to spend this fall and winter in Israel....
Mar 24, 2021 | Community Leadership & Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Welcoming the season of redemption, St. Louis songwriter Eitan Kantor would like to share this new song and fundraiser with you. “Sha’arei Dim’ah” Ve’af al pi shesha’arei tfilah nin’alu, sha’arei dim’ah lo...
Mar 8, 2021 | Community Leadership & Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has a new $10,000 scholarship available to area Jewish high school seniors and community college students who are transferring to a four-year college or university. The Cynthia and Garry Seltzer College Scholarship will recognize a...
