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Thank you to the Carl and Fay Simons Fund…
The St. Louis NORC (an agency of Jewish Federation) is fortunate to have been supported periodically by the Carl and Fay Simons Endowment for Senior Services over the past 10 years and 2013 again finds us a beneficiary of their generosity and foresight. Overseen by...
Orr Shalom Says “Thank You” St. Louis
As part of Federation’s strategic priority to support vulnerable populations, we have been funding the Orr Shalom summer camp program in Israel. The camp serves hundreds of highly at-risk children and teens who are raised out of their homes by court order. Take a look...
Rosh HaShana: Creating the space for others to grow
Rosh HaShana starts this evening celebrating the birthday of the world. Science aside for the moment, the poetry of the holiday inspires questions. Like this one: if the world was created out of nothing, what was here before? Our mystical tradition teaches that...
Celebrating a Future of Diversity
When all 165 students at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School recently gathered to welcome visitors with song, the school’s head, Cheryl Maayan, was filled with hope about how vibrant and beautiful the Jewish future could be. “We’re a pluralistic school, but we’re...
Federation’s Ben Gurion Society Holds Night at the Gallery
The Ben Gurion Society of Jewish Federation of St. Louis held its second annual Night at the Gallery on August 22, with more than 50 Federation leaders and donors in attendance at the Third Degree Glass Factory. The group heard from Julie Stern, a Federation board...
Monitoring the Syrian Crisis
As of late Friday afternoon, news outlets are reporting that the US is preparing to strike Syria as a response to its use of chemical weapons. A strike on Syria may lead to a counter attack by Syria on the citizens of Northern Israel. The humanitarian fallout from...
Dr. Dalia Fadila – Bio
Dr. Dalia Fadila is currently provost of Al-Qasemi Academy, an Arab college of education in Israel . She has acted as the president of the college during 2006. She is also a fellow member of the "EU Leadership Program," and "USA International Leadership Program"....
Glass Blowing and Ethiopian Immigrants
Last Thursday night our Ben Gurion Society (BGS) hosted its second annual Night at the Gallery at the Third Degree Glass Factory on Delmar in St. Louis City. We had a great crowd of young BGS’ers show up to hear about some of our work with the Ethiopian Jewish...
Whose Life Are You Going to Change?
You have the power to make a difference in this world. $24 can clean 88-year-old Ruth’s apartment at Covenant House so she can remain at home while recovering from an injury. $50 can feed the family of St. Louisan Marjorie, who lost her job. $160 can heat Mario’s home...
Jewish Federation Names Goldstein and Grosberg Award Winners
Larry Levin honored for outstanding professional leadership; Rachel Lubchansky and Jeffrey Sparks recognized as young leaders. Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the 2013 winners of two prestigious awards, the Fred A. Goldstein Professional Leadership Award...