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Actor Lakeith Stanfield moderated a Clubhouse room full of anti-Semitism
Violence rages in West Bank and Jerusalem, as dozens are injured in police clashes and Palestinian attackers are killed in shootout
186-year-old letter detailing early American diplomatic visit to Holy Land surfaces in Jerusalem auction
‘They Own The Media’: New Van Morrison song amplifies antisemitic trope
The cover and an inside page of ‘Veronica Viggle and the Bubble Gum Machine: A Mad Scientist Story’
MERS Goodwill ad
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Guy Ritchie's taut yet grim 'Wrath of Man' offers "ful gergl" Statham experience
Newsmakers: May 2021
Newsmakers: May 2021
Jewish St. Louisan Nikki Freyman (right) is a surrogate (gestational carrier) for one of her closest friends, Kati Kaup (left), after she underwent a double lung transplant because of cystic fibrosis. A pregnancy, coupled with anti-rejection medicine she takes daily, would likely be too hard on Kati’s body.
Carrying your best friend’s baby: A modern Mother’s Day story
From left: Rabbi Moshe Shulman, Dr. Monty Mazer and Rich Axelbaum
Young Israel plans May 23 gala dinner in Forest Park 
Celebrating Your 2021 Graduates
Celebrating Your 2021 Graduates
Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Myron Cohen on the IRS
Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Myron Cohen on the IRS
News & Schmooze
Marci Mayer Eisen
The marvelous Ms. Marci Mayer Eisen
The ‘art’ of mixology
The ‘art’ of mixology
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss is executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council.
JCRC leader to speak at national J Street conference
St. Louis artist Tsila Schwartz takes part in the first the Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival in 2018. The festival, planned by Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the Jewish Community Center, is seeking artists for the 2021 festival, which is set for Oct. 10. Photo: Bill Motchan
Artists sought for Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival
Scott Bender grew up in St. Louis but is now an actor in Los Angeles. He has a starring role in “32 Weeks,” an independent film now streaming on Amazon Prime. 
Actor’s star began its slow burn in summer camp
An Orthodox summer camp is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited
An Orthodox summer camp is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited
Yitzhak Arad, partisan who led Israel’s Holocaust museum for decades, dies at 95
Yitzhak Arad, partisan who led Israel’s Holocaust museum for decades, dies at 95
Agency working with US military posts sermon advising ‘men of Israel’ to apologize for killing of Jesus
Agency working with US military posts sermon advising ‘men of Israel’ to apologize for killing of Jesus
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrives at the federal courthouse in New York, Nov. 24, 2015. (Seth Wenig/AP Images)
Sheldon Silver, former NY Assembly speaker, ordered back to prison, sources say
Amid pandemic misery, India’s Jews try to stay safe while offering relief to the hardest hit
Amid pandemic misery, India’s Jews try to stay safe while offering relief to the hardest hit
Jared Moskowitz, Florida’s Democratic ‘master of disaster,’ has stepped down. But he may not be gone for long.
Jared Moskowitz, Florida’s Democratic ‘master of disaster,’ has stepped down. But he may not be gone for long.
Obituary
L. Mark Buell
Obituary
Charles L. Feldman
Joseph Elias
Joseph Elias
Terry Kassoff
Terry Kassoff
Jay Alan Shucart
Jay Alan Shucart
Obituary
Phillip Paul Ellis
Israeli high-tech cocoa spread with 50% less sugar hits US shelves
Adventures In Kosher Cooking | Bloody Mary Soup
‘The Saucy Soprano’ blogs traditional Jewish food, with a side of raunch
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: Tiffany Haddish attends Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah at SLS Hotel on December 03, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix)
Brian Epstein biopic, Tiffany Haddish’s new series and more
Statham
Guy Ritchie's taut yet grim 'Wrath of Man' offers "ful gergl" Statham experience
Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher in Shameless (Season 8, episode 12) - Photo: Chuck Hodes/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: shameless_812_c4072
Without its Jewish heart, Showtime's 'Shameless' lost its greatness and overall purpose
The oil lamp was discovered in the foundations of a building and thought to have been buried to bring good fortune to inhabitants. Photo by Koby Harati, City of David
Rare ancient bronze oil lamp for luck unearthed in Jerusalem
Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Myron Cohen on the IRS
Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Myron Cohen on the IRS
An Orthodox summer camp is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited
An Orthodox summer camp is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited
Singing Jewish grandfather back with video asking people to get vaccinated
Singing Jewish grandfather back with video asking people to get vaccinated
Remi Welbel, right, connected with what she calls Judaism
I couldn’t go back to school. So I started a farm to connect with my Jewish values.
Yiddish Word Of The Week: Schlep or Schlepper
Interest in making aliyah soars despite pandemic-era challenges
Interest in making aliyah soars despite pandemic-era challenges
Celebrating Your 2021 Graduates
Celebrating Your 2021 Graduates
Third Birthday: Chaya Landa
Third Birthday: Chaya Landa
Lena Nadine Rosenfeld
Birth Announcement: Lena Nadine Rosenfeld
Photo courtesy of Nancy Marie Photography of Chicago
Birth Announcement: Jack Marlin Wirt

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Dr. Dan Jasper administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Jacob Stapp on Sunday, April 25 at Congregation Shaare Emeth in Creve Coeur.
Epstein Hebrew Academy celebrated the completion of a Hebrew learning project on Yom Ha
The St. Louis chapter of the Israeli American Council (IAC) held, in conjunction with other local Jewish groups, a drive-in celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. The event took place Thursday, April 15 in the back parking lot of the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex near Creve Coeur.
The Messier Side of Parenting | The Bathroom Trick
Ask the Third Graders: When the truth might hurt a friend
Harold Abrams
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