Interest: Israel
Jewish Federations Rally to Complete Ethiopian-Jewish Aliyah
In the final chapter of both a Jewish Federation effort and a personal journey for so many, a group of Ethiopian Jews gathered at the transit center in Addis Ababa,…
Federation Hosts Presentation on Humanitarian Assistance
On January 22, 2013, Jewish Federation of St. Louis welcomed Gideon Herscher, Executive Director of International Development and Crisis Relief at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). Herscher gave…
Victims of Israeli Rocket Attack Helped With JFed Allocations
The St. Louis Jewish community’s restricted gifts to two programs aid victims in real time. The adage that “timing is everything” sure holds true when rockets hit Southern Israel last…
Major Israeli Politician, Tzipi Livni, Cancels Visit to St. Louis
Tzipi Livni, one of Israel’s major politicians, has cancelled her visit to St. Louis today. Jewish Federation of St. Louis was bringing her here for a private event. We had…
Rabbi Rosenberg Represents St. Louis in Israel Solidarity Mission
Rick and Marci Mayer Eisen also join the group to assess the situation in Southern Israel and see the response of Jewish federations first-hand Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg joins a delegation…
The Situation in Gaza
Dear Friends, The situation emerging in Israel is very fluid, and I want to bring the community up to date as quickly as possible. An earlier statement has been issued…
Jewish Federation to Bring Major Israeli Politician to St. Louis
Named as one of the world’s top 100 women by Time and Forbes, Tzipi Livni, former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Vice Prime Minister, will give an insider’s view of…
Follow up on the Gaza Crisis – 2010
An update from Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President & CEO, Jewish Federation of St. Louis Below, I share with you the recent summary of JFNA’s relief efforts in the south of…