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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

NCJW Recycled Art Sale

Published February 22, 2017

National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis will hold a Recycled Art Sale March 8 and 9, benefitting women, children and families in the community. NCJW is seeking donations of two- and three-dimensional art. Donations are tax deductible and can be dropped...

Two NCJW advocacy initiatives start this month

Published February 2, 2017

The National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis has planned two new advocacy series, starting this month. Events in both series take place at NCJW’s office, 295 N. Lindbergh Blvd. in Creve Coeur. Events are free and open to the community, but RSVPs are...

NCJW planning action fair after women’s march downtown

Published January 18, 2017

National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis (NCJW) will host an Action Fair following the Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 21. The action fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center, 2711 Locust Street. The...

Marlene Hammerman

NCJW to honor Marlene Hammerman at Sept. 29 event

Published September 8, 2016

National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis will honor Marlene Hammerman with its Hannah G. Solomon Founder’s Award, NCJW’s most prestigious recognition, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at Neiman Marcus in Plaza Frontenac (second floor)....

Wife Widow Woman support group to commemorate 40th anniversary

Published April 7, 2016

The Jean Stein Bloch Wife Widow Woman support group has been helping recent widows through their grief for 40 years. To commemorate the milestone, the group will host a tea on Tuesday, May 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. The tea will take place at the National Council...

‘Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous’ at NCJW’s Spring Luncheon

Published April 7, 2016

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is holding its inaugural Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 20 at Westwood Country Club with Jane Rubin (President of the Jewish Light Board of Trustees) as the hosting member. There will be a VIP Reception at...

Marlene Hammerman

Hammerman to receive national NCJW honors as ‘Enduring Advocate for Social Change’

Published February 18, 2016

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will present Marlene Hammerman of St. Louis with the Enduring Advocate for Social Change Award during NCJW’s Washington Institute 2016 public policy event March 13-15 in Washington, D.C.The award recognizes the...

Wife-Widow-Woman group starts new session in January

Published December 23, 2015

In January, National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section (NCJW) will begin a new session of the Jean Stein Block Wife-Widow-Woman support group for recently widowed women. The goal of the program is to bridge the gap between grief and growth reducing...

Fritzi  and Mike Lainoff participate in a 2007 advocacy trip to Jefferson City held by National Council of Jewish Women - St. Louis Section, St. Louis Chapter Hadassah and the Jewish Community Relations Council. File photo: Mike Sherwin

Fredericka ‘Fritzi’ Lainoff, 86; ‘Unsung Hero’ was tireless advocate for older adults

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished December 2, 2015

Fredericka “Fritzi” Lainoff, who was a 2011 “Unsung Hero” of the St. Louis Jewish Light for her tireless advocacy work, died Nov. 13 in Portland, Ore.  Mrs. Lainoff and her husband, Harold “Mike” Lainoff moved to Portland five years ago after...

Speaker at OACAP to discuss privacy in the digital age

Published October 22, 2015

The Older Adult Community Action Program (OACAP) will welcome Maurice Dawson, assistant professor of information systems at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, for a discussion about privacy in the digital age at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28. in...

Denise Lieberman

NCJW honoring Denise Lieberman with top award

Published October 15, 2015

The National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section will honor Denise Lieberman with its 2015 Hannah G. Solomon Founder’s Award at its Celebrating Women event, a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 at Neiman...

The Resale Shop holds Couturier Mad Hatter Tea Party

Published September 30, 2015

The Resale Shop, a charitable project of National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section, will hold a Mad Hatter Tea Party to celebrate the kickoff to the Couturier season.  Couturier, a three-day sale of clothing and accessories from some of today’s...

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