Over Memorial Day weekend, unspeakable actions occurred in my adopted hometown of Minneapolis, shocking and horrifying many into a natural desire to speak out against the recurring injustices. While those statements may make people feel better, they often...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has created a Community Response Fund, designed to raise funds to meet the unprecedented needs created by the COVID-19 outbreak.“Throughout our 119-year history, Federation has always stepped up to meet the challenges...
St. Louisans between 35 and 50 years old who have never been to Israel may qualify for an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel. Applications for the 2020 Rubin Israel trip are due by April 6.The 2020 Rubin Israel trip is scheduled to take place Oct....
A special series of events focusing on the revival of Eastern European Jewish music is coming to St. Louis in March. First, on Sunday, March 29, Hankus Netsky, founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and music director for Itzhak Perlman’s...
In 1960, when Mossad agent Peter Zvi Malkin led a team to capture Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, Malkin’s cover was as a tourist. As part of the cover, Malkin brought his own pastels, colored pencils, dry watercolors and oils. He also carried a South...
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg will visit St. Louis for a series of discussions about Jewish medical ethics, including a talk Feb. 20 at Jewish Federation’s Kaplan Feldman Complex as well as a scholar-in-residence weekend Feb. 21 and 22 at Young Israel.Eisenberg...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis distributes a number of academic scholarships and interest-free loans to St. Louis area students. These scholarships are open to residents of the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a preference given to Jewish applicants.Applications...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published January 27, 2020
On Monday, officials at the 25-year-old Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (HMLC) announced plans to triple the size of the museum, located on the I.E. Millstone campus at the northwest corner of Lindbergh Boulevard and Schuetz Road. The expanded...
A gift from the St. Louis community will provide grants to teens and young adults to help them experience Israel. Administered by Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Israel travel grants are $1,500 for a year-long program, $1,000 for a semester-long...
BY DAVID BAUGHER, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 9, 2020
Filled with energy-friendly features such as water-retaining xeriscaping, high-performance fluorescent lighting and thermal equalizers in the gym, the Staenberg Family Complex was a model of efficiency. Though the complex’s footprint was smaller than...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published September 19, 2019
The atmosphere was almost electric at last week’s 118th annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, with a mixture of concern over rising anti-Semitism and gun violence plus gratitude for the unique ability of a united Jewish community.Members...
BY Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published September 19, 2019
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis held its 118th Annual Meeting last week, which was attended by an overflow audience of veteran and newly active members and volunteers. The atmosphere was upbeat as Federation leadership reflected on the past two years...
