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How Do 1,000 People Represent Our Community?

With our St. Louis Jewish Community Study in full swing, some of you may wonder how we can estimate characteristics of our whole community by just talking to 1,000 people. This recent article from the New York Times explains how a randomly selected sample can be used...

Exploring Integration

We recently embarked on the start of a formal process exploring the integration of Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) with Federation. I wanted to share additional coverage of this development in this week’s Jewish Light, including an op-ed by me explaining...

Remembering the Past & Moving Forward

Earlier this month we celebrated the liberation of our people from the bondage of slavery.  During this period with events that unfolded in Kansas City and continue to unfold in Ukraine, we were reminded that our history is not always past. The story of the...

Sherry Shuman

Sherry Shuman’s philanthropy was inspired by her father. “We were not well off when I was young, but my father was always socially active,” says Shuman. As Shuman’s circumstances improved, she continued to be involved with helping others. Now the co-chair of...

JProStl Presents End of Year Event

Opportunity to “Strike It Lucky” with other professionals working in St. Louis Jewish organizations JProStl, an association for professionals who work in Jewish organizations throughout St. Louis, will end its programming year with “Strike It Lucky,” Wednesday, May 7...