Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 25, 2022
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns from August 28-September 1 with offerings in every genre, including mysteries, general fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and much more.
“The Used Book Sale at the...
Lynn Wittels, CEO and president of the Jewish Community Center, has decided that her current contract, which runs through early 2024, will be her last.
Not that she is retiring, exactly. As she explains in a letter to the J board: “I am excited about...
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center held its 142nd Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 25. Each year at the meeting, the J reflects on the past year and looks ahead to the future with the welcoming of new board members and officers. Volunteers, community...
The Jewish Community Center will hold events next week marking Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
Yom Hazikaron
The J invites community members to participate in two free programs to honor...
The J’la, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s annual fundraising gala, will take place virtually this year, on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. and feature actor Jason Alexander.“To match the energy of an in-person event, we knew an A-list entertainer...
The Jewish Community Center’s Sharsheret program works to improve the lives of Jewish women and families living with or at increased genetic risk for breast or ovarian cancer through personalized support and saves lives through educational outreach....
Ever wonder how many towels the Jewish Community Center goes through in a week when the pools are open during the summer? Or how many people volunteer there?We posed those questions and more to Lisa Marucci, director of marketing and communications at...
The family of Lynnie Isaacs Palan (z”l), Nishmah and the Jewish Community Center invite the community to commemorate this inspiring woman. Lynnie’s Light for Life takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex -...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 25, 2018
Not too many people have both bodybuilding awards and a microbiology degree in their collection of momentos but Cathleen Kronemer isn’t just any person. Now age 57, the longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center didn’t even get into...
To promote breast cancer awareness, the Jewish Community Center’s Sharsheret program will hold “Pink Out at the J on Oct. 28. The event is Sharsheret’s annual group exercise “marathon” and community-building event.Sharsheret exists to help women...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 4, 2018
Jewish arts, music, food and culture will take center stage during a festival debuting this month. The inaugural Sababa Jewish Arts and Culture Festival will take place Sunday, Oct. 14, at Washington University. Sababa — the word is Modern Hebrew slang...
The Jewish Community Center installed Felicia Malter as its new board chair during the J’s annual meeting in May.“[Malter] has been at the front of many of the most important decisions we’ve made at the J in the past few years. I’m thrilled to...
