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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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

A rendering of a proposed Chabad Jewish Community Center-St. Charles County. Image courtesy Baalman Architects

Westward expansion: Chabad receives donation of 9.6 acres in O’Fallon, Mo.

BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light Published March 31, 2022

A 9.6-acre tract of land in O’Fallon, Mo. will be the future home of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County. The property was donated by the family of the late Leonard Kaplan. The site is located at East Wabash Street and T.R. Hughes Blvd.,...

Pandemic has helped reveal true meaning of birthdays

Pandemic has helped reveal true meaning of birthdays

BASSY LANDAPublished July 7, 2021
Birthdays should remind children of their intrinsic value, not the value of their presents
Kranzberg Family

Kranzberg Family Foundation awards $71,000 to Jewish youth, young adult programs

Published January 21, 2021

The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has awarded $71,000 in grants to 16 Jewish programs for children, teens and young adults in St. Louis.The Foundation received requests totaling more than $187,000...

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