The board chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis was in the midst of planning a community meeting in 2017 when President Donald Trump announced that the
Beth Feldman
Beth Feldman has been promoted to director of campaign and affinity groups at Jewish Federation of St. Louis. In this new role, Feldman, who has been with Federation for three years, will oversee all fundraising for the Annual Campaign as well as manage the staff of Womenâs Philanthropy, Professional Society and Young Professionals affinity groups and the corporate partnership program. She attends United Hebrew Congregation.
Stacey Newman
Stacey Newman will receive an honorary degree from Eden Seminary at its commencement ceremony in May. Newman, a former Missouri state legislator, is the executive director of ProgressWomen, a statewide social justice group focused on justice and equality issues. She attends Central Reform Congregation.
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Pulitzer Center grantee Richard Weiss and St. Louis resident Kim Daniel will discuss the impacts of systemic racism on
Wednesday,
2021, at
Weiss spokewithDaniel for the Pulitzer Center-supported series The 63106 Project, in which storytellers engage with families in St. Louis s most vulnerable neighborhoods to learn how they are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This event is the first in a multi-part series presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis in collaboration with interfaith partners. “The Great Divide: Race in Our Region” will consist of four events that investigate structural racism in St. Louis.
Future events in the series will be held March 10, April 14, and May 12, 2021.
ST. LOUIS â As Christmas celebration goes into full swing, an organization of 34 religions said here Friday that it wanted âall communities of faith and conscienceâ to exercise great caution to stay safe and protect others from the coronavirus.
âThe number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in our state and region just as we enter a season filled with a variety of religious holidays and communal gatherings,â leaders of the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis said in a joint statement. âIn this critical period, houses of worship must carefully and intentionally balance religious freedom with government directives and public health guidelines meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.â