(JTA) — Two 17th-century paintings have been taken off the auction block after a Holocaust art restitution organization determined that they had been looted from a German Jew’s collection in France during World War II. The two paintings, believed...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s immersive exhibition “Hate Ends Now: The Cattle Car Experience” runs Sept. 10–14. While organizers expect strong attendance, the Museum notes that plenty of tickets remain available for Saturday,...

(JTA) — After multiple failed attempts, Argentine police have recovered a painting that the Nazis looted from a Dutch Jewish art dealer during the Holocaust. Dutch journalists first spotted the painting, “Portrait of a Lady” by Giuseppe Ghislandi,...

(JNS) -- Law enforcement agents in Argentina on Tuesday raided a house south of Buenos Aires in search of a suspected Nazi-looted painting that surfaced online recently, but the object had been removed by the time they arrived, the El País newspaper...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. For Barbra Streisand fans in search of a metsiya, opportunity has arrived in the form of an auction of what’s being...

Several years ago, I interviewed Andrew Newman, a member of the John Burroughs School faculty, about his work on what some call “Plastic Islands”—vast patches of ocean and river pollution composed mostly of floating debris. Newman is a professional...

The Art Gallery at Congregation B’nai Amoona’s new exhibit will feature the works of multi-media artists Cheri Hoffman and Cindy Larimore, ceramicists Beverly Aroh and Lisa Korenblat, painter Jerry Summers, and metal sculptor Dale Dicker. The...

One of the more fun stories to tell are the ones where we find a Jewish link—or in this case, multiple Jewish links—hidden inside a major public event. These are the stories that surprise even the most plugged-in members of our community. At the Jewish...

What do you get when you combine a collage artist, a camera and a conversation about identity? The newest episode of "Jews in the Lou" drops this week and features Kevin Glazer, a multidisciplinary St. Louis artist who’s using scissors, style and spirituality...

Just a few months ago, I shared stories of some of the bright lights in the St. Louis arts community. Today, I return with a deeper spotlight on three artists whose brilliance has only grown—now illuminating not just our city, but the international...

This story was originally published on Moment.com. Sign up for the Moment Minute.  Editors Note: Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka was among the major Jewish artists the Jewish Light told you about last month as part of the new exhibition “Roaring:...

(JTA) — Yaakov Kirschen’s first cartoon was published in the Jerusalem Post on Jan. 1, 1973. The comic, called “Dry Bones,” starred a Ziggy-like character named Shuldig, a bald and bristly everyman, and his dog Doobie. I first read Dry Bones...