PJ Library and Brodsky Library Collaborate to Create The Story Quest
Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library and PJ Library are working together to develop a Jewish Story Festival for the community, launching in May, intersecting with the St. Louis Storytelling Festival. This first event on May 4, 2017 will then kick-off a yearlong series of “story walks” through the St. Louis Jewish community utilizing various modalities of…
33 Teens Win in 13th Annual Holocaust Museum Art & Writing Contest
33 Teens Win in 13th Annual Holocaust Museum Art & Writing Contest Nearly 900 students from middle schools and high schools throughout the bi-state area submitted pieces to the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center’s 13th annual Art and Writing Contest. The 33 winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on Monday, May 11, at…
HMLC Announces Winners of the Art & Writing Contest for 2013.
Visual Arts Division I – Middle School First Place Never Forget, Allee Crabb, Puxico Junior High School, 8th Grade Second Place Jewish Boy Lost – Aubrey Thornsberry, Lasalle Springs Middle, 8th Grade Third Place Survivor – Ali Cornelius, Puxico Junior High School, 8th Grade The following students received an Honorable Mention for their work:…
Full STEAM Ahead to the Brodsky Summer Reading Club
Join the Brodsky Summer Reading Club for “Full STEAM Ahead: Where STEAM* and Literacy Come Together,” an educational summer program for kids entering pre-K through 5th grade. At the first event on Thursday, June 16, kids will construct their own catapult, build a house or a skyscraper and design a bug and make it move!…
Community Family Shabbat Picnic for Families with Young Children
Join the Jewish community for a family Shabbat picnic on Friday, June 10 at Shaw Park- North Shelter at the Treetop Playground. Families with young children are invited to recite Shabbat prayers and enjoy challah and grape juice. The evening will continue with complimentary treats from the ice cream truck and unlimited play on the…
Lend Your Hands and Hearts with Women’s Philanthropy
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis is hosting a special volunteer opportunity to enhance the holidays for individuals who feel isolated from the Jewish community. They will be making care packages to be delivered to these individuals for Purim. In order to accomplish this, Women’s Philanthropy has scheduled two assembly times- Monday, March…
Creative Entries Sought From Students for Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC) is seeking entries for the 2016 Art and Writing Contest. The contest asks creative middle and high school students to express the difficult and inspiring lessons of the Holocaust. This is the 13th year that the annual competition has been held in dedication to the memory of the…
Join the Jewish Family Educators’ Network for SportsFusion: Fusing Jewish Families
Join the Jewish Family Educators’ Network for SportsFusion: Fusing Jewish Families for an afternoon of interactive fun for families with children 3-10 years old; open to the entire Jewish community. The event will take place at SportsFushion (140 Long Road, Chesterfield) on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 4:00-5:30 pm. A staffed respite room will be…
Jewish Federation of St. Louis Launches SPREAD THE LIGHT 2.0 Website to Encourage Families to Give Their Kids the Gift of Giving this Chanukah
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has recently updated their SPREAD THE LIGHT website that allows parents to purchase virtual candles that their children can then allocate to different needs in our community. During the process, families are encouraged to learn about and discuss the importance of giving to those in need. Four child-friendly videos about…
X-Men First Class to Screen at HMLC
The next film in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be X-Men First Class, screening at 1 pm on September 27, in the Holocaust Museum’s theatre at Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Kopolow Building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. In this prequel to the popular X-men series, the United States government enlists…