Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published August 24, 2022
As college classes wound down last spring, Michael Schmitz started looking for a summer internship. With no prospects on the horizon, he found a much different college break experience: volunteering in Poland for Ukraine relief efforts.
Schmitz, 21,...
BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published July 23, 2020
Every summer, hundreds of underserved St. Louis children get much needed school supplies, personal care items and clothing thanks to the National Council of Jewish Women’s Back to School! Store. This year, in the midst of a pandemic, the event looked...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published July 2, 2020
No question that at six months into the year it’s been a trying one, and everyone could use a boost. Frankly, we don’t think there has ever been a time when we have needed the reassurance and reminder that there are true heroes within our midst more...
By Elise Krug and Joel Grebler
• Published July 19, 2019
Sam Deutsch, Congregation B’nai AmoonaSam Deutch’s interests in ice skating and helping others came together to create a meaningful mitzvah project. A junior varsity ice hockey player at Ladue Middle School and a team member of the St. Louis Rockets...
A senior fair to encourage dynamic aging entitled “Living Life with Gusto and Purpose” will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Guller Banquet Hall at Congregation B’nai Amoona. The fair is intended for seniors throughout the greater...
The St. Louis NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community), a non-sectarian neighborhood program operating in the Creve Coeur area, is seeking volunteers to help residents with small tasks at home, including minor plumbing, electrical and basic “handyman”...
The St. Louis NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community), a non-sectarian neighborhood program operating in the Creve Coeur area, is seeking volunteers to help residents with small tasks at home. The St. Louis NORC’s mission is to help older adults...
On Monday, April 24 B’nai B’rith will hold “Unto Every Person there is a Name” in the lobby of the Jewish Federation building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, in front of the Holocaust Museum from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for our community...
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis is hosting volunteer opportunities to enhance the holidays for community members living in care facilities. They will be making care packages to be delivered to these individuals for Hanukkah. In...
The Jewish Community Center is seeking donations of books through mid-January for its winter used book sale, which takes place Sunday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 2. Donated books may be dropped off at the J’s Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone...
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation of St. Louis is hosting a volunteer opportunity to enhance the holidays for our community members living in care facilities as well as home-bound individuals. Volunteers will make care packages to be delivered...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 24, 2016
Larry, 67, walks through the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, picking up a chicken and a stalk of celery. He tells a volunteer that he doesn’t need peanut butter, “does not take cabbage” and would not like any plums, which are too soft. “I...
