Apr 2, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Carole Simon remembers when she was young that her father was involved in Federation and was always talking about its importance. In high school, she gathered with other students and walked door to door soliciting assigned homes. After college and getting married,...
Mar 17, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Married for more than 60 years, Gregory and Asia Shur share their life together in a fourth-floor walkup in Simferopol, the Crimean capital of 330,000 people that has been at the center of much of the tension currently gripping Ukraine. Throughout the uncertainty...
Mar 14, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Please see below Leadership Briefing from JFNA (source): As many of you are aware, in recent weeks we have been closely monitoring a developing – and delicate – situation in Israel. Member of Knesset Elazar Stern (from Tzippy Livni’s Hatnua Party), has proposed a bill...
Mar 3, 2014 | Miscellaneous
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,...
Feb 19, 2014 | Miscellaneous
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...
Feb 18, 2014 | JFed STL News, Miscellaneous, NORC
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...
Feb 17, 2014 | Miscellaneous
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...
Feb 5, 2014 | Miscellaneous
As you may know, Jewish Federation of St. Louis, in conjunction with our local synagogues and agencies, is embarking on a Jewish community study. The study will determine the number of individuals and households in the greater St. Louis Jewish community and collect...
Feb 5, 2014 | Miscellaneous
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the untimely passing of Anne Heyman, a leading Jewish philanthropist and role model whose extraordinary vision, compassion and generosity made an impact world-wide. She was a nationally-renowned motivational speaker,...
Jan 12, 2014 | Miscellaneous
The Jewish Federations of North America mourn the death of Israel’s former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who passed away today at the age of 85 following medical complications. JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Michael Siegal and JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman...
