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St. Louis Leadership visit Yokneam Megiddo
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Originally posted here. No one could miss the excitement on the faces of Mr. Tom Green and Mr. Simon Alfassi Yokneam mayor when they recently met again at city hall. Some 18 years ago, it was Mr. Tom Green who encouraged...
Federation to Present Discussion of Pew Survey at Meeting
Dr. Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, advisor to the report on American Jewish life, to speak Jewish Federation of St. Louis announces Dr. Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz will speak on the Pew Research Center survey of U.S. Jews at a special open meeting of the Board of Trustees...
Rubin Family Foundation Brings Wexner Heritage Program to St. Louis
Two-year intensive program for young leaders deepens Jewish knowledge and confidence and inspires participants to exercise transformative leadership in the Jewish community Ron and Pam Rubin and the Rubin Family Foundation are extremely pleased to collaborate with The...
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Jewish Federation of St. Louis Names Granick COO
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has named Rob Granick vice president of operations/chief operations officer. Granick, who has more than 20 years of executive-level business experience, will start with Federation on December 2. “Rob is an excellent addition to our...
Federation’s Millstone Institute to Host Presidents’ Circle Reception
Board presidents, presidents-elect, senior clergy and CEOs/executive directors from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community are invited to the Millstone Institute’s Presidents’ Circle Reception on Thursday, December 10 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Crown Center for...
General Assembly Recap
Our mission returned last Friday from a whirlwind of the JFNA General Assembly and our own community trip. I had promised to update the blog but got very sick during the time we were in Israel. I will be posting some reflections on what I saw and learned over the...
St. Louis NORC Volunteer Honored as “Community Quarterback”
Pete Pozefsky of Creve Coeur, a volunteer with Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC), was named a finalist for the 2013 Georgia Frontiere Community Quarterback Award. Finalists exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment...
Why I Give: Susan Mlynarczyk
Susan Mlynarczyk gives because she hopes that she can make a difference. “Hopefully, by volunteering and giving, I can help make the community a little bit better,” she says. “I give to certain charities that I believe do really good things, but with Federation I am...
Jewish Federation Sets Up Emergency Relief Fund for Typhoon Haiyan
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has set up the Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Relief Fund to mobilize a communal response to super Typhoon Haiyan, which has wrought widespread destruction in the Philippines. St. Louisans can donate to the fund online by clicking here. One...