Jewish Community Center /tags/jewish-community-center Jewish Community Center en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT St. Louisans mourn the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, deaths in Gaza, and a year of shared pain /government-politics-issues/2024-10-08/st-louis-israel-palestine-hamas-war-october-7-attacks-anniversary St. Louis-area residents are remembering the lives lost since the October 2023 attacks on Israelis while navigating fears and divisions sparked by the subsequent prolonged war in Gaza. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-08/st-louis-israel-palestine-hamas-war-october-7-attacks-anniversary Jeremy D. Goodwin ‘Vibrancy of contemporary Jewish culture’ on display at 'Sababa' arts, culture festival /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-12/vibrancy-of-contemporary-jewish-culture-on-display-at-sababa-arts-culture-festival St. Louis has been home to a vibrant Jewish community for many decades. This weekend, an arts and culture festival will bring together various artists and… Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:15:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-12/vibrancy-of-contemporary-jewish-culture-on-display-at-sababa-arts-culture-festival Lara Hamdan New Jewish Theatre director wants to focus on families, broader themes and collaborations /arts/2018-04-19/new-jewish-theatre-director-wants-to-focus-on-families-broader-themes-and-collaborations The emphasis is on the “new” for incoming New Jewish Theatre artistic director Edward Coffield. In July, Coffield will take the reins from founder… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:20:27 GMT /arts/2018-04-19/new-jewish-theatre-director-wants-to-focus-on-families-broader-themes-and-collaborations Nancy Fowler St. Louis Jewish Community Center receives another bomb threat /politics-issues/2017-03-15/st-louis-jewish-community-center-receives-another-bomb-threat The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating another bomb threat, this one made Tuesday, against the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. It's the… Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:52:19 GMT /politics-issues/2017-03-15/st-louis-jewish-community-center-receives-another-bomb-threat Rachel Lippmann St. Louis man charged in Jewish bomb threats to remain behind bars until trial /government-politics-issues/2017-03-13/st-louis-man-charged-in-jewish-bomb-threats-to-remain-behind-bars-until-trial A St. Louis man charged with making bomb threats against several Jewish institutions will remain behind bars until his trial.Juan M. Thompson, 32, is too… Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:04:06 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-03-13/st-louis-man-charged-in-jewish-bomb-threats-to-remain-behind-bars-until-trial Rachel Lippmann St. Louis Man Accused Of Making Threats Against Jewish Centers, Schools /2017-03-03/st-louis-man-accused-of-making-threats-against-jewish-centers-schools The threats were allegedly part of the suspect's cyberstalking campaign against a woman with whom he once had a romantic relationship. Juan Thompson once worked as a reporter at The Intercept. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:33:00 GMT /2017-03-03/st-louis-man-accused-of-making-threats-against-jewish-centers-schools Merrit Kennedy, Ammad Omar Interfaith leaders double down against religious intolerance after Jewish cemetery vandalism /government-politics-issues/2017-02-27/interfaith-leaders-double-down-against-religious-intolerance-after-jewish-cemetery-vandalism In the wake of vandalism at a historic Jewish cemetery last week, the St. Louis region showed an outpouring of solidarity that reflects its long-standing… Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:52:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-02-27/interfaith-leaders-double-down-against-religious-intolerance-after-jewish-cemetery-vandalism ‘When does it stop?’ Discussing the recent spate of actions against St. Louis' Jewish community /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-02-23/when-does-it-stop-discussing-the-recent-spate-of-actions-against-st-louis-jewish-community While the more than 150 headstones that were toppled and damaged at one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis have all now been righted, waiting… Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:13:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-02-23/when-does-it-stop-discussing-the-recent-spate-of-actions-against-st-louis-jewish-community Kelly Moffitt New Jewish Theatre’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ traces history of keeping women in their place /arts/2017-02-02/new-jewish-theatres-intimate-apparel-traces-history-of-keeping-women-in-their-place A play by New Jewish Theatre looks at the constraints placed on women in the early 1900s: the pressure to marry early, within their race.In much of the… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:32:46 GMT /arts/2017-02-02/new-jewish-theatres-intimate-apparel-traces-history-of-keeping-women-in-their-place Nancy Fowler For fifth year, Jews and Muslims join to spread cheer on Christmas Day /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-12-22/for-fifth-year-jews-and-muslims-join-to-spread-cheer-on-christmas-day The word for charity in Hebrew is Tzedakah. The word for charity in Arabic is Sadaqah. Their pronunciation is similar. An emphasis on charity is just one… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:55:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-12-22/for-fifth-year-jews-and-muslims-join-to-spread-cheer-on-christmas-day