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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

Promotional photo of Gregory Peck and James Mason in the American film The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Netflix remakes “The Boys From Brazil” with Jeremy Strong in lead role

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 17, 2025

Back in 2021, I wrote a heartfelt, nostalgia-drenched piece about my love for the 1978 film "The Boys From Brazil"—and let’s just say it did not go over well. Maybe I overestimated the number of people who still appreciate seeing Laurence Olivier,...

Deportation of Jews in Bielefeld, Germany, on Dec. 13, 1941.

Newly discovered photos of Nazi deportations show Jewish victims as they were last seen alive

Wolf Gruner, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and SciencesPublished February 17, 2025

The Holocaust was the first mass atrocity to be heavily photographed. The mass production and distribution of cameras in the 1930s and 1940s enabled Nazi officials and ordinary people to widely document Germany’s persecution of Jews and other...

Ken Rosenthal

Ken Rosenthal, founder of St. Louis Bread Co., leaves behind a lasting legacy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 17, 2025

In the Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1988, edition of the St. Louis Jewish Light, on page 12, in the "In Business" section, the eighth blurb of nine read: Who knew what was to come? Kenneth “Ken” Rosenthal On Feb. 14, Rosenthal, 81, died peacefully in his...

Tami Schlossberg Pruwer and Julie Silverstein (Courtesy)

When women with “chutzpah” came to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 17, 2025

Throughout history, Jewish women have embodied chutzpah—boldness, resilience, and the audacity to break barriers. From politics to science to the arts, their stories have shaped communities and changed the course of history. The new book "Chutzpah...

Jewish teens from the United States and abroad at the opening ceremony of BBYO's International Convention in Denver on Feb. 13, 2025. Credit: Jason Dixson Photography.

BBYO kicks off annual convention; teens find it ‘overwhelming,’ ‘awesome,’ ‘bittersweet’

Vita Fellig, JNSPublished February 16, 2025

Some 3,500 Jewish teens from 50 countries gathered in Denver on Thursday night for the opening ceremony of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) International Convention, kicking off the youth movement’s annual weekend-long retreat. Organizers...

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Middle East envoy Witcoff says the second phase of the ceasefire is proceeding

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished February 16, 2025

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Sunday that Israel and the mediators have agreed to advance to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which could lead to a withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces from the enclave...

Israeli Defense Ministry personnel coordinate the arrival of U.S. MK-84 heavy bombs to the Port of Ashdod on Feb. 15, 2025. Photo credit: Israel Ministry of Defense.

Israel receives heavy bomb shipment in joint US operation

Joshua Marks, JNSPublished February 16, 2025

Israel received a shipment of MK-84 munitions overnight Saturday in a joint operation of the Israeli Defense Ministry and the United States government. The 2,000-pound bombs were unloaded at Ashdod Port and transferred to Israeli Air Force bases, according...

An Israel solidarity rally on the Pariser Platz in Berlin, one day after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, Oct. 8, 2023.

Fear forces Berlin Jews to hide their identity in community paper

Nissan Shtrauchler, (Israel Hayom via JNS)Published February 16, 2025

Growing security concerns have prompted the Berlin Jewish community to implement a protective measure: publishing only the first letter of community members’ surnames, rather than their full family names, in birthday announcements in the community...

Idina Menzel plays Jesse, an ambitious New York art gallery director who heads west after a shocking life event in Redwood

In Idina Menzel’s new Broadway musical, a show tune about Tikkun Olam soars high

By Samuel Eli Shepherd, The ForwardPublished February 16, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. In Redwood, a new Broadway musical about a New Yorker heading west after tragedy, a tree takes up most of the stage. The...

Trump Ed Dept nominee calls for new panel to tackle campus Jew-hatred

Jonathan D. Salant, JNSPublished February 14, 2025

Linda McMahon, a businesswoman whom President Donald Trump nominated to be U.S. education secretary, told a Senate committee on Thursday that she would support a commission to investigate how well colleges and universities are fighting the surge in Jew-hatred...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy  (not pictured), on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Rubio: Hamas can’t stay in power, I’m open to Gaza plan alternatives

JNS StaffPublished February 14, 2025

Any plan allowing Hamas to rule Gaza would be unacceptable to Israel and ineffective in resolving the conflict, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. President Donald Trump is willing to take the lead on rebuilding Gaza, as no other viable...

Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs

Hollywood duo brings hit podcast home—and fans can’t get enough!

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished February 14, 2025

A live audience was on hand Thursday evening, Feb. 13 for the St. Louis homecoming of Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky. The twosome brought their popular podcast “"How To Destroy Everything," to STL Style House for a special edition, which will form...

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