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Jewish Community Study Launches
Data collected will help inform community planning, allocations and programming efforts for Jewish agencies and organizations for the next decade Visit JFedSTL.org/CountMeIn Jewish Federation of St. Louis, in conjunction with local synagogues and other Jewish...
Jewish Professionals Enjoy a Cool Night With the Blues
Jewish Federation of St. Louis held its third and final event of the 2013–14 UMB Event Series for members of its professional societies with a night of fun at a hockey game, “A Cool Night With the Blues,” on March 4 at the Scottrade Center. More than 50 members of the...
Young Couples to Sample Suds at YPD Date Night Event
Young Jewish couples are invited to join the Young Professionals Division (YPD) of Jewish Federation of St. Louis to get their beer fix before Passover at the third event in its Date Night Series. Couples of all types in their 20s and 30s—married, dating, LGBT,...
Women’s Philanthropy Holds “Shower” to Benefit the Community
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis will hold its sixth annual “Shower Our Community With Love” event on Thursday, April 24 at 7 pm at the Jewish Community Center Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. At the shower, Women’s...
Rubin Israel Experience Accepting Applications for No-Cost Israel Trip
Seventh year for the trip for 27- to 45-year-old St. Louisans who have never been to Israel Applications are now open for the seventh Rubin Israel Experience, an all-expense-paid trip for young adults who have never been to Israel. Ten spots are available for...
Federation Support and the Crisis in Ukraine
I share with you below this posting from the Board Chair and the CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Our Federation is a member of JFNA and the posting expresses well the value of coordinated support for our community, whether here in St. Louis,...
Final 2013 Federation Fundraising Totals Hit $19.68 million
2013 Annual Community Campaign raises nearly $9.4 million with an increase in new gifts Jewish Federation of St. Louis raised $19,685,545 in 2013, $9,368,741 of which was raised in the unrestricted annual Community Campaign. An additional $1,791,279 was raised in...
Standing for Justice
A new exhibit opened Sunday, Feb. 9 in our Kopolow Building Atrium. “Standing for Justice II: 1950-1980: Documentation From the St. Louis Jewish Community Archives,” is a collaboration between the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC), the Saul Brodsky Jewish...
Why I Give: Carl and Fay Simons
The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), a non-sectarian program that supports the healthy aging of adults 65+ in their own homes by providing opportunities for meaningful community involvement and increased access to support services, is...
Former JFedSTL Board Chair Meets The Pope
AJC National President Stanley Bergman, led a leadership delegation in a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday. A pioneer in advancing Catholic-Jewish relations over many decades, AJC enjoys close, cooperative relations with the Vatican, as well...