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Meet the new CEO of JF&CS
Miriam Seidenfeld, the new Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family & Children Services, talks with host Karen Sher, Vice President of Community Engagement for the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. JF&CS delivers many important services in the community,...
JWRP Trip to Israel Blog
Written by Cindy Liebson It will be almost impossible to describe this trip to Israel, as our tour guide explains on the bus ride to our hotel tonight. We started the day with a walking tour of beautiful Tel Aviv- a city that embodies in its name and its character the...
JWRP Trip to Israel: Jerusalem
Written by Lisa Gottlieb Cytron The women of St. Louis and the rest of the 184 Momentum participants hit the ground running and enjoyed a wonderful tour of Old City Jerusalem. The mix of ancient, holy buildings intermingled with pizza parlors, barber shops, and...
JWRP Trip to Israel Blog: Tel Aviv
Written by Jen Bernstein It is our second day in Israel and the St. Louis contingent is having a wonderful time. We started our day by going to the Bara Herb factory, where we learned the process of making herbal medicines. Many of us did some damage in their gift...
Carol Staenberg on Classic 107.3
In this special episode of Hear for Good, we bring you an interview that Kathy Lawton Brown of Classic 107.3, the Voice for the Arts in St. Louis, aired recently with Carol Staenberg, Chair of the Campaign Cabinet for the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. Carol and Kathy talk about the incredible that the Staenberg Family Foundation do in the arts community and particularly with the Holocaust Museum.
Lir’s Farewell Speech
Good evening everyone. I’m a little bit excited so with your permission, I will read what I wrote to you all. Almost a year ago, I started this journey: one girl, with two suitcases, a great ambition mixed with fear from the unknown and with a great sense of mission....
Snir’s Farewell Speech
“אם יוצאים מגיעים למקומות נפלאים" This is the first sentence in the Hebrew version of the book “Oh, the places you’ll go” by Dr. Seuss. It means “If you go on Journeys, You’ll get to wonderful places”. That’s the phrase I had in my mind when we started boarding on the...
Humans of St. Louis co-founder to speak about ‘The Power of Story’ at Annual Presidents’ Circle
The Millstone Institute, a program of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, will sponsor the Annual Presidents’ Circle on Monday, Aug. 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for all board presidents, presidents-elect, clergy, and execs/CEOs throughout the St. Louis Jewish community at...
CEO Search Update July 12, 2019
The CEO Search Committee is deep in the recruitment phase of the search for our next President and CEO. We are currently speaking with sources and prospects, reaching out to nominees, and bringing in applications. The search consultants report excitement from...
Greg Yawitz nominated for Federation Board Chair, Annual Meeting set for Sept. 12
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ 2019 Annual Meeting has been set for Sept. 12 at the Kaplan Feldman Complex, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. The Annual Meeting, which begins at 6:45 p.m., includes an Election of Officers, presentation of the David N. and Roselin Grosberg...