Interest: Arts and Culture
Film explores controversial topic of Holocaust humor
The final 2019 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series screening will take on the controversial topic of “Is the Holocaust funny?” The Last Laugh, directed by Ferne Pearlstein, looks at the taboo topic of humor, delving deep into pop-culture to find out where to draw the line, and whether that is a desirable…
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Returns
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is one of the largest and most respected festivals of its kind in the country. Now in its 41st year, the Festival returns Nov. 3 with famed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi kicking off the fortnight of nationally known speakers who are either Jewish or writing on Jewish themes. In this episode, Karen Sher, Federation’s Vice President of Community Engagement, talks with Amy Bornstein, Festival Director, about this year’s Festival and the year-round work that went into putting it together.
Center for Jewish Learning Announces New 2019-2020 Courses
The Center for Jewish Learning (CJL) invites everyone to discover the richness of Jewish learning through our 2019-2020 Adult Education courses. CJL, a division of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, offers a wide selection of courses for adults with varied interests and backgrounds. All classes are taught by experienced teachers who welcome and value…
The Return of L’Chaim!
Women’s Philanthropy’s L’Chaim: Women Changing the World event returns September 24. The evening of celebration, community, and giving will feature Edie Lutnick, Co-Founder and President of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund as the keynote speaker. Hear for Good host Karen Sher interviews Stacy Wagerman, the Manager of Women’s Philanthropy, and Galia Movitz, one of the founders of the event, to talk about its history and those amazing bracelets!
Poet, author Joy Ladin explores Torah through the lens of transgender experience
The Center for Jewish Learning presents Community Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Joy Ladin for a trio of events to discuss her poetry, her most recent book “The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective,” and to facilitate a learning session entitled “Reading Torah Through the Lens of Transgender Experience.” In 2007, Joy…
Legendary Actor Ed Asner will lead concert reading of ‘The Soap Myth’ at Temple Israel
Congregation Temple Israel and the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center are bringing seven-time Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner to town for a concert reading of The Soap Myth on Thursday, May 2. The Soap Myth takes place more than a half-century after the end of WWII when a friendship develops between a young Jewish journalist…
Boniuk-Tanzman Memorial Lecture Will Focus on Identifying Depression
Dr. David Pelcovitz will deliver the Boniuk-Tanzman Memorial Lecture on Jewish Medical Ethics with a talk on “Identifying Depression: Jewish and Psychological Perspectives” on Sunday, April 7. The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis and the Center for Jewish Learning are sponsoring the talk. Pelcovitz is the…
Spring starts with a wide range of Sh’ma: Listen! speakers
Spring will be filled with opportunities to expand your mind as the Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series ramps up with a host of Center for Jewish Learning events from March 18 through April 11. You can enjoy a motivational and inspirational weekend with Rabbi Sid Schwarz, learn about anti-BDS legislation in Jefferson City and Washington, learn…
Forum will look at pluralism movement in Israel
Two prominent proponents of pluralism in Israel, Rabbi Gilad Kariv and Dr. Yizhar Hess, will discuss what is happening on the ground in Israel during a Nov. 13 panel discussion at the Kaplan Feldman Complex (12 Millstone Campus Drive). Rabbi Kariv and Dr. Hess are leaders of the Reform and Masorti Movement in Israel. Rabbi Kariv…
Center for Jewish Learning Announces New Classes in History, Arts & Culture, Yiddish
The Center for Jewish Learning (CJL) invites everyone to discover the richness of Jewish learning with our fall Adult Education Classes. CJL, a division of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, offers a wide selection of courses for adults with varied interests and backgrounds. All classes are taught by experienced teachers who welcome and value…