Timothée Chalamet, the 28-year-old star of the epic sci-fi “Dune” series, is taking a more down-to-earth role in a new movie based on the life of Marty Reisman, a Jewish table tennis champion. “Marty Supreme” will feature Chalamet, who is Jewish...

Recent workshops at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum have a marked meaning for Klara Livshits, a native of Ukraine who moved to the United States in 2009. The ongoing summer event, “600 Butterflies: A Community Tribute to Holocaust Victims,”...

As the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival approaches, please note several important changes to the schedule: Diplomatic negotiator Mickey Bergman, Bridgerton series author Julia Quinn, and noted food writer Joan Nathan are among the headliners scheduled...

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss American psychiatrist, told of a terminally ill woman who was in the hospital and begged the doctors to help her survive long enough to attend her son’s wedding. If she could just get to the wedding, she said, she could...

Where have all the mitzvah projects gone? As we’ve seen fewer projects highlighted in recent years, we wanted to spotlight the young adults putting the “mitzvah” in b’nai mitzvah.  Stella Shapiro United Hebrew Congregation, Crestwood Middle...

Planning a b’nai mitzvah party sometime soon? Oy vey, we feel for you. Even the most organized of planners can find themselves overwhelmed trying to sort through all the details. But perhaps the most crucial is deciding on a venue because that in large...

When it comes to deciding on a b’nai mitzvah gift, endless choices abound. While some opt to give an amount of money that’s a multiple of 18 because 18 symbolizes “chai” or life in Hebrew, others may look for something less traditional but still...

Everyone is suddenly calling Kamala Harris “Momala.” “The Momala Economy,” read a headline about Harris’ potential policy goals. “We need you to be Momala of the country,” Drew Barrymore told the vice president in April, in a clip going...

For the past year, the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis (NCJWSTL) has been planning the annual Back to School! Store, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 4. The organization’s volunteers and staff have now secured a massive stash of school...

Rom Malka, 14, is an Israeli-Arab who lives in Be’er-Sheva, Israel, which was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. Since the attack, Rom feels completely safe in one location: the Israel Tennis & Education Center (ITEC). More than 20,000 Israeli children...

I have a lot of random ideas swimming around in my head. They’re doing laps, jumping off the high dive and frankly just taking up space. It’s time to purge my flooded brain.   • Charcuterie boards can be so impressive, elaborate and inviting....

Jacob Poscover has joined Worldwide Express in Overland Park, Kan. He is an account executive working in logistics and sales. His brother, Zachary Poscover, is now with JSO Valuation Group in Chicago. He is a real estate analyst