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Jewish Federation Hosting Summer Events for College Students and Recent Grads
For the second year, Jewish Federation of St. Louis is hosting “Summer in the City,” a series of free events for Jewish college students and recent college graduates (ages 18 to 22 years) who are spending the summer in St. Louis. The events will give young adults the...
Federation Innovation Grants Back for 2014
Innovators encouraged to test feasibility and strength of their education or engagement ideas Jewish Federation of St. Louis announces that it will fund another cohort of Innovation Grants in 2014. The grants are designed to stimulate the growth of new ideas that...
Congregational Chesed Fund
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the launch of the Congregational Chesed Fund, which will enable senior rabbis to help Jewish individuals with emergency financial assistance. The fund provides $1,000 to each congregational rabbi that can be distributed at...
Jewish Federations Express Sympathy Following Shooting at Brussels Jewish Museum
News reports suggest that a gunman opened fire on a crowd entering the Brussels Jewish Museum, killing at least three people and injuring one. Below is a statement from Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, Michael Siegal. “On...
Federation Seeks Nominees for Annual Awards
Goldstein Award recognizes outstanding professional leadership, Grosberg Award recognizes volunteers younger than 40 Jewish Federation of St. Louis is seeking nominations for two annual awards — one honoring professionals working for a Jewish community organization...
The Morton J. and Morton D. May Fund
The St. Louis Jewish Community Study recently received a grant from The Morton J. and Morton D. May Fund. This study of the St. Louis area’s Jewish community to determine its size, geographic distribution, socioeconomic, religious and cultural attributes will help...
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...
Participants Selected for The Rubin Israel Experience
Congratulations are extended to the 10 young adults chosen to participate in The Rubin Israel Experience for 2014. The all-expense-paid trip for St. Louisans who have never been to Israel is organized and staffed by Jewish Federation of St. Louis and underwritten by...
St. Louis Jewish Community Study Receives Additional Funding
Excellent cooperation rate reached about one-third of the way into the interviewing The St. Louis Jewish Community Study has received additional funding support from the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and the Morton...
Jewish Federation Hires Deborah Chase as new Vice President of Development
After a national search started in January of this year, Jewish Federation of St. Louis has appointed Debbie Chase to serve as its Vice President of Development. Chase comes to the position with over 20 years of experience in fundraising in the fields of health and...