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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

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The Jewish Book Festival is back and this year it doesn’t end in November

The Jewish Book Festival is back and this year it doesn’t end in November

By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 21, 2025

It’s the season book lovers have been waiting for: the annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is back, Nov. 2–9, for a week’s worth of author, pre- and post-fest events. And this year, the festival begins a year-round Speakers Series. “This year’s...

The Jewish family secret hidden for generations comes to light

The Jewish family secret hidden for generations comes to light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 13, 2025

When Clare Kinberg discovered her estranged Aunt Rose’s death certificate in 2016, she unlocked a family story that had been hidden for generations. That discovery became “By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a...

Who was Moses Mendelssohn—and why did St. Louis care in 1979?

Who was Moses Mendelssohn—and why did St. Louis care in 1979?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 9, 2025

One afternoon while digging through the Jewish Light archives, I stumbled upon a name I didn’t recognize—Moses Mendelssohn—in a full-page story spread from 1979. What grabbed me wasn’t the name at first, but the opening line by columnist H.H....

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