Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 17, 2025
The documentary “October 8,” now playing in St. Louis, explores the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Directed by veteran filmmaker Wendy Sachs, a former "Dateline" producer, the film highlights how it has spread across...
Daryl Rothman’s new book, “Gospel,” was recently published.
It is a suspense novel about Jacob Fallon, a failed author, who plans to win back his family but is ensnared in a deadly, Faustian pact.
A member of Congregation Shaare Emeth, Rothman...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has reportedly put a tour promoting his forthcoming book Antisemitism in America: A Warning on hold, “as the New York Democrat faces blowback over his recent vote to avert a government shutdown,” Jewish...
The United States’ military operation against Houthi terrorists in Yemen continued throughout the day on Sunday, as the Iranian-backed militia group launched fresh attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees...
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Five thousand years ago, a nomadic monotheist called Abram wandered out of the Sumerian city of Ur and headed to rural...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
The annual Men’s Club Shabbat service at Congregation B’nai Amoona Saturday morning required a little extra maneuvering when the synagogue lost all power the previous night. The tornadoes and heavy wind that moved through the St. Louis area on March...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 16, 2025
Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring an entire community together. That was the spirit once again at Battle of the Stars, the annual fundraiser hosted by J Associates, the women’s auxiliary of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center.
On...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 16, 2025
The New Jewish Theatre is set to open its 2025 season with a production that’s as immersive as it is urgent. Running March 20–April 6, “Cabaret” invites audiences into the world of the Kit Kat Klub, where dazzling performances mask the creeping...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
The most obscure bit of trivia the Jewish Light learned at the 2025 Purim reenactment and parade was that Popeye the Sailor Man was created by Jewish cartoonist E. C. Segar.
Bret and Mary Silverglate offered up this factoid. They were dressed as Popeye...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
A proposed Missouri law guarding against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools has moved to the next step in the legislative process. HB 937 passed the Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee by a vote of 10-2 on March 13. One...
Jordan Durlester was promoted to vice president, Data Analytics, US Operations with Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). Durlester is a member of Congregation Shaare Emeth.
Hamas has agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last known American hostage held in Gaza, along with the bodies of four other dual-national hostages. The move comes as part of ongoing negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas war. Israel has not accepted the...
