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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

Left to Right: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, California Rep. Laura Friedman, California Sen. Adam Schiff, Maryland Rep.Jamoe Raskin, Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman, Ohio Rep.Max Miller.

What’s ahead for the 34 Jewish members of the next Congress

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 11, 2024

WASHINGTON — There are 34 Jewish members in the incoming Congress, with a 35th likely to join in April. Should that candidate, Florida State Sen. Randy Fine, win his special election in Florida, that would mean no change in numbers overall between...

A view of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia

Biden signs law that could lead to US Jewish history museum joining the Smithsonian

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 11, 2024

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could bring the country’s premiere Jewish history museum under the Smithsonian umbrella,  a measure that may help ensure the survival of an institution that faced bankruptcy just a few...

Marcia Denenholz

Marcia Denenholz

Published December 11, 2024

Marcia Denenholz, December 10, 2024 Beloved wife of Howard Denenholz for 48 years; dear mother and mother-in-law of Larry Geller and Andrea (Brent) Cantor; Dear grandmother of Sophia and Emma Cantor; sister of the late Freda (late Jack) Sofian; daughter...

Portrait of Rabbi Josef Davidson

Dayyenu! An attitude for the season and for life

RABBI JOSEF DAVIDSONPublished December 11, 2024

There is an old story of a grandparent who was walking on the beach with a grandchild. They were enjoying a wonderful time together when, all of a sudden, a huge wave came onto the beach, sweeping the grandchild away. The panicky, fearful grandparent...

Max Fried entered the 2024 MLB offseason as one of the top free agents on the market. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)

Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contract with the New York Yankees

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished December 10, 2024

Jewish pitcher Max Fried has reportedly signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees, the largest contract ever for a Jewish player as well as for a left-handed pitcher. Fried, who turns 31 in January, entered the MLB offseason...

Linda Rotskoff

Linda Rotskoff

Published December 10, 2024

Linda Rotskoff, born November 9, 1945, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2024, at Evelyn’s House Hospice Care in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by family and loved ones. She was the beloved daughter of the late Morris (z"l) and Sylvia (z"l)...

Diane Adelstein Molasky

Diane Adelstein Molasky

Published December 10, 2024

Diane Adelstein Molasky of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida formerly of St. Louis, Missouri passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Hyman and Esther Adelstein and stepdaughter of the late Beatrice Rudman Adelstein, beloved...

Polish and German police officers inspect the papers of a Jewish pedestrian, Warsaw, 1941.

Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, new book claims

Zev Stub, JTAPublished December 10, 2024

Writing a comprehensive history of Polish citizens during the Holocaust is challenging, especially under Poland’s controversial 2018 law criminalizing references to Polish complicity in Nazi crimes. Despite this, acclaimed Holocaust historian Jan Grabowski...

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein

Published December 9, 2024

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein, aged 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 16th, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale,  FL.  He was born on January 6th, 1950 to Marian and Jack Goldstein in St. Louis, MO. Dear father of Gabriel Goldstein,...

What is a donor advised fund? The financial tool that changes everything

What is a donor advised fund? The financial tool that changes everything

JCFPublished December 9, 2024

In a year filled with challenges, charitable giving has been a source of unity and resilience, particularly for the Jewish community expressing support and solidarity in response to the October 7th attack. Israel-related causes saw a surge in donations,...

Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished December 9, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to occupy the Syrian side of a buffer zone on the Golan Heights for the first time in half a century. The Israeli prime minister said that the 50-year old agreement that kept the peace on the mountainous border...

"Oy, Santa" is among the Hanukkah children's books that also deal with Christmas that have come out in 2024. (Collage by Joseph Strauss)

New Hanukkah children’s books highlight 2024’s rare Christmas overlap

Penny Schwartz, JTAPublished December 6, 2024

To celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas, Max and Sophie, siblings in an interfaith family, bake up a batch of gingerbread dreidels. That’s the plot of a new children’s book out this year, but it could be a real-life occurrence this month, when the...

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