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The Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge |
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The
Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge (JFGBR) coordinates
philanthropic and volunteer efforts in Baton Rouge and the
surrounding area. Through our Annual Campaign drive, and in
partnership with United Jewish Communities, the JFGBR raises and
allocates funds to provide life-saving and life-enhancing
humanitarian assistance to those in need, both locally, regionally
and abroad. Locally, the Federation supports a variety of programs.
Florence
Melton Adult Mini-School
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FMAMS
is a world pioneer in the field of adult Jewish education
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Founded
in 1986 at the initiative of Florence Zacks Melton, a community
activist and longtime supporter of Jewish education, the Mini-School
initially opened with three pilot sites in North America. Driven by
her vision, there are now 62 Mini-Schools in 60 cities throughout
the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, attended
weekly by some 5,500 students.
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FMAMS’s
text-based courses make up the sequential two-year curriculum
written by a team of experts at the Hebrew University's Melton
Centre for Jewish Education - the world's largest academic center
for Jewish education.
Baton
Rouge Jewish Film Festival
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This
annual event, which features 5 - 6 Jewish films, and is co-sponsored
by the JFGBR and Jewish Cinema South, is presented in the unique
Manship Theatre of the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton
Rouge.
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The
Jewish Film Festival is a welcomed cultural and historically-minded
addition to the city’s slowly snowballing movie industry.
Camp
Kol Bo
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Our
local 2 week summer day camp co-sponsored by JFGBR, Beth Shalom
Synagogue and Congregation B'nai Israel.
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Programming
for Camp Kol Bo is based on Jewish themes, but enrollment is open to
all children between the ages of 3 and 7.
Terrific
Tuesdays
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