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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
David Palatnik and Dafna Revah.
Former UH president, Ron Gieseke, turned his baseball obsession into a book—and a second act
Leo Wolf, Tom Green and Bill Kahn.
Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020.
Screenshot of Merav Ceren's public LinkedIn page.
Local News
David Palatnik and Dafna Revah.
A Jewish approach to wellness: Local couple behind CBD Kratom acquires WellBeing Brewing
Former UH president, Ron Gieseke, turned his baseball obsession into a book—and a second act
Former UH president, Ron Gieseke, turned his baseball obsession into a book—and a second act
Antisemitism in Missouri hits high levels again as debate grows over new state bill
Antisemitism in Missouri hits high levels again as debate grows over new state bill
Darius Milhaud (Milken Archive of Jewish Music) and Vally Weigl (Karl Weigl Foundation)
They fled the Nazis, but their music survived—and now it’s coming to St. Louis
New year, new Mah Jongg madness: What’s hot (and what’s a trap) on the 2025 card
New year, new Mah Jongg madness: What’s hot (and what’s a trap) on the 2025 card
Performance artist Tim Youd and Stanley Lawrence Elkin (May 11, 1930-May 31, 1995) an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
He types. He reads. He doesn’t sleep. And it’s all for legendary Jewish St. Louis author, Stanley Elkin
World news
Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020.
Jew-hatred keeps rising in US, per ADL annual audit
Screenshot of Merav Ceren's public LinkedIn page.
‘A patriotic American,’ White House says of adviser accused of dual loyalty to Israel
Rabbi Noam Marans, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis in Rome, March 8, 2019. Marans and other representatives of the American Jewish Committee presented the pope with a certificate certifying that a grapevine in Israel had been dedicated to him. (Courtesy American Jewish Committee)
The Francis I knew: a warrior against antisemitism, a sometimes impolitic critic of Israel
Some rabbis preach about political issues. (Wikimedia Commons)
An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found.
Holocaust survivors (L-R) Guenter Pappenheim, Eva Fahidi-Pusztai and Heinrich Rotmensch sit in wheelchairs at a ceremony at the Buchenwald concentration camp on Jan. 27, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. All three died before the 80th anniversary. (Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images)
Half of Holocaust survivors alive today will be dead in 6 years, new analysis finds
Artist: Marc Chagall; Title: White Crucifixion (1938); © The Art Institute of Chicago
How this Marc Chagall painting explains Pope Francis’ soul

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Antisemitism in Missouri hits high levels again as debate grows over new state bill

Antisemitism in Missouri hits high levels again as debate grows over new state bill

Obituaries
Arts + Culture
David Palatnik and Dafna Revah.
A Jewish approach to wellness: Local couple behind CBD Kratom acquires WellBeing Brewing
Former UH president, Ron Gieseke, turned his baseball obsession into a book—and a second act
Former UH president, Ron Gieseke, turned his baseball obsession into a book—and a second act
Darius Milhaud (Milken Archive of Jewish Music) and Vally Weigl (Karl Weigl Foundation)
They fled the Nazis, but their music survived—and now it’s coming to St. Louis
Performance artist Tim Youd and Stanley Lawrence Elkin (May 11, 1930-May 31, 1995) an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
He types. He reads. He doesn’t sleep. And it’s all for legendary Jewish St. Louis author, Stanley Elkin
Celebrations
Almog Dadia and Sydney Lefton
From Camp Sabra to Tel Aviv—this love story is heading to the chuppah
Welcome to the world, Max Isacc Lieberman
Welcome to the world, Max Isacc Lieberman
Samuel Rehbein
Simcha in St. Louis: He became a bar mitzvah and cleared out invasive honeysuckle, too
Photo: Briar Rose Photo Co.
From Wildwood to Melville, joy arrives with baby Harrison

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Jewish Food + Recipes
Streit's co-owners Aaron Gross, far left, and Aron Yagoda, far right, give two young visitors a tour of the matzah factory. (Courtesy Streit's)
No bourbon, no beer, no problem: 5 drinks that are totally Passover-approved
Margi Lenga Kahn’s recipe for Chraime
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