The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival continues its 21st year with two events at the Jewish Community Center’s Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. At 4 p.m. Sunday, July 10, the festival will present a double feature. The first film,...
The Jewish Community Center is seeking donations of books through July 31 for its summer used book sale, which takes place Aug. 14-18. Donated books may be dropped off at the J’s Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. The sale’s...
Rhythm ’n’ Ruach has planned several classes for families to start in June at the Jewish Community Center and the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library. The classes planned are: • Rhythm ’n’ Ruach parent/child music classes — Four-week...
Join the Jewish community for a family Shabbat picnic on Friday, June 10 at Shaw Park - North Shelter at the Treetop Playground. Families with young children are invited to recite Shabbat prayers and enjoy challah and grape juice. The evening will continue...
Julie Gibbs, Director of Women’s Philanthropy at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has been selected as the President of JProStl for 2016-18. She becomes the seventh JProStl president, succeeding Rabbi Levi Landa of Chabad. JProStl is an initiative...
At 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15 the Jewish Film Society will feature a screening of “Diplomacy” in the Jewish Community Center Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. This is the final film of the film society’s season. “Diplomacy”...
The Jewish Community Center announced that a new, 8,000 square-foot early childhood playground will be ready for children of all abilities in a matter of weeks at its Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. Upon its completion, it will be one of the only...
The Jewish Community Center’s Helene Mirowitz Family Center has planned events to celebrate Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day): • Yom Hazikaron — At 7 p.m Tuesday, May 10, the St. Louis Jewish...
J Associates held Lip Sync Live at The Pageant on March 5. The evening was emceed by St. Louis theatre favorite Ben Nordstrom, who also served as the event's director and coach. Performers included Andy Babitz, Lisa Cohen, Jimmy Deutsch, Fred Firestone,...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 17, 2016
Let the Games beginThe 2016 Jewish Community Center Maccabi Games in St. Louis may be five months away, but the push is on to sign up local volunteers and host families.For the uninitiated, the Olympic-style Jewish sporting competition is held each summer...
For the first time, an evening of Jewish joke telling and comedy will be held to crown the best joke-teller in St. Louis. “Purim Night Live” will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex, 2...
“Jews and Words,” the latest work from the internationally renowned author Amos Oz, and his daughter, writer and professor Fania Oz-Salzberger, has been selected as this year’s Big Jewish Community READ. Books are available for purchase at the Jewish...
