Jews United for Justice and other St. Louis groups have planned “Forward Through Ferguson: The Jewish Community Response,” a social justice town hall meeting, for 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 18 at Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road in Creve...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 6, 2016
The Back-to-School! Store is celebrating its 16th birthday in a big way as it moves to more expansive quarters in West County.Set for July 24, the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section program, which distributes clothing and school supplies...
National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section will hold its second annual Men’s Event, benefitting NCJW’s Back To School! Store. The Men’s Event takes place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 at Cardwell’s in Clayton, 8100 Maryland Ave., to watch...
WE ALL KNOW “SING FOR YOUR SUPPER,” and most of us have sung for our children, no matter how poorly we carry a tune. But Sing for Wellness, for good health, sounds different from our usual vocalizing. That is what the sixth annual Sing for Siteman...
AMY RUTH SHAPIRO is 22 years old and a student at Lindenwood University. Sounds like any other college student, doesn’t she, but let me tell you that she is remarkable and exceptional. As a child, Amy had surgery for a tumor in her brain, which resulted...
Jewelry designer and National Council of Jewish Women member Diane Katzman will open her studio to the public for NCJW’s Mother’s Day Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. Guests can enjoy wine and snacks while browsing for Mother’s Day gifts...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published 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...
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...
