A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Launch Night event highlights six local Jewish innovators

Published June 15, 2017

Jewish Federation of St. Louis invites the community to meet six local Jewish innovators and their ventures at Launch Night, a celebration and showcase of their work over the past six months. The innovators with Jewish Federation Accelerating Community...

Top row, from left: Anna Altman, Andy Brown, Shelley Dean and Carla Feuer. Second row, from left: Sam Freedman, Nina Levine, Nancy Nix-Rice and Paul Sorenson.

Jewish Federation selects eight innovators for accelerator program

Published January 4, 2017

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has selected eight St. Louis ventures for a spot in the 2017 cohort of JFACE (Jewish Federation of St. Louis Accelerating Community Entrepreneurs) Accelerator Innovators. JFACE assists social entrepreneurs in the development...

Jewish Federation of St. Louis to Partner with PresenTense to Create JFACE Accelerator

Published October 24, 2016

Applications for Program Accepted September 14 through October 28 ST. LOUIS (July 28, 2016) – Jewish Federation of St. Louis is launching a unique partnership with the global Jewish accelerator group PresenTense to form JFACE, a six-month St. Louis-based...

One team of entreprenuers works with The Jewish Federation of St. Louis Accelerating Community Entreprenuers program to make their innovations positively affect the St. Louis community. Photo courtesy of Ben Remis. 

Aspiring Jewish entrepreneurs compete for funding

BY BEN REMIS, Junior, John Burroughs SchoolPublished September 15, 2016

This past year, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis created incredible opportunities for local Jewish entrepreneurs and leaders in social change. Now entering its second year, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis Accelerating Community Entrepreneurs (JFACE)...

‘Idea Slam’ seeks to bring together Jewish innovators, create buzz in the community

Published August 24, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis is looking to get the community’s creative juices flowing through its first Idea Slam Workshop. Community members, innovators and entrepreneurs are invited to come share their ideas for building and improving our community....

Jewish Federation partners with PresenTense to create JFACE Accelerator

Published August 3, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis is launching a unique partnership with the global Jewish accelerator group PresenTense to form JFACE, a six-month St. Louis-based accelerator program that will target issues in the Jewish community.  JFACE, which stands...

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