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JProStl Says “Aloha” to the End of the Year
Thursday, May 9, 3:30-5pm Jewish Federation Kopolow Building JProStl will end its year with a celebration Luau. The annual End-of-Year event, which honors the JPro Board, will take place on Thursday, May 9 at the Jewish Federation Kopolow Building from 3:30 to 5:00...
NORC Hits a High Note with Banjos and Brass
Monday, May 2, 7-8:30 pm JCC Staenberg A&E Building Come reminisce to the tunes of the Gay 90s, Roaring 20s and Tin Pan Alley The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) is rolling out the red carpet to invite the entire community for an evening...
Bracelets Encircle Israeli Girls with Love
Women's Philanthropy "Shower Our Community With Love" Wednesday, April 17, 7pm @ Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School Bracelets Encircle Israeli Girls with Love Diane Katzman knows that one volunteer can make the world a better place, especially when it comes to the...
Evelyn Kleiman
Evelyn Kleiman says she is proud and happy to acknowledge that she has used the services of Jewish Federation of St. Louis. “I look at it like a triangle,” she says. “I have benefitted from Jewish Family and Children Services, the Jewish Community Center and Covenant...
Friends and Family from St. Louis Visit Partnership Region Right Before Pesach
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Who would have thought that the week before Pessach would be so busy with fabulous guests from St. Louis? The Goldberg family joined the children in Bait Cham in arts and crafts activity drawing on T-shirts. After five minutes...
Ruth Mariam
From time to time, Ruth Mariam drives by the house she moved out of eight years ago and thinks, “I miss you.” But Ruth realizes now that it wouldn’t be a good place for her. “I would be lonely,” she says. “I would just be sitting around looking at four walls.”...
YPD Plans ‘Date Night Series’ for Young Couples
Saturday, April 13, 7pm Kakao Chocolate (Maplewood) Let YPD plan date night! Join other young couples for some hassle-free nights out on the town. Chocolate Tasting & Wine Pairing - $20/couple Kakao Chocolate, Maplewood // Saturday, April 13, 7pm Only room for 15...
Running in Israel
When I was a Professor at Wash U, our family lived for two years in a small apartment in a dorm on campus. During that time I met Marc Hendel, an undergraduate and an avid runner. Marc organized a student-running group and would berate me each day to join as they went...
St. Louis NORC Receives Grant from the W.A.J.A.
The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), a program that supports the healthy aging of older adults in their homes, received a $2,750 grant from the Women’s Auxiliary for the Jewish Aged (formerly the Auxiliary, JCA) to support its Socialization...
Phil Frischer
Forging Connections that Strengthen Leadership and Friendship Phil Frischer thought there could be value in participating in the Millstone Fellows, a high-level, select leadership program for emerging and established leaders run by the Millstone Institute for Jewish...