The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and its Bohm Social Justice Initiative will sponsoring an outerwear drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 9, benefiting refugees recently relocated to the St. Louis area. Items collected will be donated to the International...
The Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis recently passed a resolution advocating for an increase in the minimum wage. JCRC is the public policy arm of the organized Jewish community in the region, which frequently takes positions on issues...
Eleven area agencies in the greater St. Louis community devoted to helping those in need have received $22,500 in grant funding from the Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs Jewish Fund for Human Needs (JFHN). The Jewish Fund, a joint program of the Jewish Community...
During its upcoming annual meeting, the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis will present the Norman A. Stack Community Relations Award to Michael Patrick McMillan, President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. JCRC’s...
After 26 years with the St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the last 12 years serving as Executive Director, Batya Abramson-Goldstein retired, Oct. 31. Members of the Jewish and interfaith communities recognized Batya for her years...
Young Israel of St. Louis will honor Dr. Mitchell Wolf and his wife, Shelly, on Sunday, Feb. 12. The couple has been a vibrant and vital part of the community since Mitch Wolf arrived at Barnes Hospital in 1969 for his residency in ophthamology. Though...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 18, 2012
From kosher food certification to separation of church and state to a ballot initiative on photo identification for voting, the local Jewish community looks forward to a diverse agenda as the Missouri General Assembly resumes work in Jefferson City this...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
St. Louis had a year of ups and downs in 2011, saying farewell to some beloved communal leaders, one local congregation and two longtime kosher mainstays. The community pulled together in response to the tragic devastation of the tornado that struck Joplin....
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 28, 2011
Looking out over a sea of people in garb ranging from hijabs to yarmulkes to baseball caps, enjoying laughter and conversation with one another over bagels and coffee on a holiday few in the room even celebrate, Batya Abramson-Goldstein couldn't help...
Merged day school's policy on kashrutA Nov. 2 letter to the editor asserts that the new Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School has no kashrut policy. We would like to correct this misperception and explain our approach to the merger process.When a Reform...
According to the Jewish Community Relations Council, during the weeks of May 23 and May 30, members of the St. Louis Jewish community collected and sorted clothing, personal care products, baby supplies and other items and drove a total of 14 large vehicles...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
Kathleen Sitzer was braced for the impact but it never came. "Surprisingly, it was extremely positive," she said. "I was all prepared for a lot of flak about it. I didn't get it and I was delighted." It was 2005 and Sitzer, artistic director of the New...
