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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

Torah Prep School’s girls’ division building is located in the middle of Novus Development’s proposed $190 million Costco-anchored redevelopment project in University City. Novus sought to purchase the U.City School District’s Ronald E. McNair Administration Building as a new home for Torah Prep. At a meeting last week, the U.City school board did not approve a measure that would have allowed the sale to move forward. 

U. City school board halts proposed sale of building

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 26, 2019

In a vote Thursday night, the University City Board of Education put a halt to the proposed sale of a district building that would become the new home of an Orthodox Jewish day school located in the middle of Novus Development’s proposed $190 million...

Torah Prep School of St. Louis recently reopened its girls’ division building on Olive Boulevard following a $2.5 million renovation. Photos: Eric Berger

Torah Prep completes $2.5 million renovation

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished December 28, 2016

Torah Prep School of St. Louis recently underwent a $2.5 million renovation of its girls division school in University City. The Orthodox school, which instructs students from preschool through eighth grade, now features a new roof, as well as new heating...

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