The invasion of Normandy marked a critical turning point during World War II. The Allied armies launched the largest amphibious invasion in military history June 6, 1944. That battle 80 years ago was a costly one, with 73,000 Allied forces killed over...

The rich story of iconic Jewish actor Leonard Nimoy's connection to Yiddish heritage is among the first offerings to hit the Jewish streaming service ChaiFlicks as part of its new partnership with Yiddish Book Center. This collaboration will bring the...

Former St. Louisan Samantha (Sam) Thal was ordained as a rabbi from the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. She has joined Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, Minn. as a pulpit rabbi.

Is it difficult to concentrate on reading this right now because of the distracting noise across the St. Louis area? It’s a constant buzz with crescendos and rhythms in unison that get so loud you lose focus on your task at hand. Oy with the freakin’...

The chilling true-story Italian-language drama “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” (originally “Rapito”) depicts the strange but true kidnapping of a 6-year-old Jewish boy in Bologna in 1858, on orders of the Pope after hearing that...

When Lisa Johnson’s internship at The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum ended in 2022, she described her work as nothing short of a labor of love. As a undergraduate student at Webster University majoring in German, Johnson...

The Jewish Light received six Simon Rockower Awards for excellence in journalism. The awards, which honor achievements in Jewish media published in 2023, were announced during the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) annual meeting on Monday, June...

Danielle Rubin Diehl and Nick Diehl of Ladue announce the birth of their daughter, Ruby Rose Diehl, born on Jan. 22, 2024. Ruby weighed 7 lb. 2 oz. at birth. Ruby is the granddaughter of Jane Tzinberg Rubin and Ken Rubin of Frontenac, and Kevin and...

Are you the type who can't help but point out every Jewish actor in a TV show? Still captivated by "Shtisel"? Do you binge-watch series that delve into Jewish history like "We Were the Lucky Ones," "The Club," and "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem"? Are...

(JTA) — Claudia Sheinbaum swept to victory in Mexico’s presidential election Sunday, giving the country of more than 120 million a woman leader and a Jewish leader for the first time. Sheinbaum’s election makes Mexico by far the biggest country...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. It is perhaps best, in the case of Franz Kafka, history’s most famous insurance clerk, to review his brief existence...

(JTA) — Israel is joining the Western nations requiring an advance online application and a fee for citizens from visa-exempt countries, including the United States. Until now, Americans who want to travel to Israel haven’t needed to do anything...