This story was originally published on Feb. 8 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning. A Ukraine fundraiser launched by Ukrainian-American Jewish actor Mila Kunis has racked up $17 million...

Jewish superstar Idina Menzel melted our hearts with her breakout hit song “Let It Go” from the Disney animated film "Frozen," but not any more so than Menzel had her own heart melted thanks to a young girl in Ukraine singing her song. We see you....

CBS' “Survivor” is returning this week with its 42nd edition. Among the new players is a fresh face who has called St. Louis home for the past four years. Zach Wurtenberger, a Jewish senior at Washington University, is set to make his debut on March...

If there had been a local Jewish version of the National Enquirer in St. Louis back in the 1860s, the tabloid would no doubt have devoted oceans of ink to Rabbi Solomon Hirsch Sonneschein and his wife, Rosa Fassel Sonneschein, who can truly be described...

Bring on the ‘bubbe meises’: A look at Jewish superstitions Never toss a hat on a bed. Always close a holy book when you finish reading it. Spit three times when you hear good or bad news. Many of us grew up hearing and adhering to these...

When it comes to planning for and financing higher education - especially in this mid-pandemic, geopolitically fragile environment - there are a lot of complex factors to consider. And for families considering major and state universities can be challenging...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Airbnb users have booked rooms in Ukraine with a value of more than $2 million. This represents more than 60,000 nights of rental of Ukrainian houses, apartments and guest rooms....

Who knew that the actor with the scarred face, who would define the onscreen tough guy stereotype of Italian mobsters was just a Jewish guy with a "Shanya Punim." Born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund in what is now Lviv, Ukraine, Paul Muni began...

Purim is a-coming on March 17, 2022, which means that you may just be scrambling to get a Purim costume together for your little ones (unless you already have those costumes, in which case, you are a wonderful, organized paragon of virtue and I...

There are some good options of shows both new and old to watch this week in Jewish entertainment. Give me some "Mitty" Certain actors need to be utilized correctly in order for the role they're playing to be successful. Whether it's comfort with the...

Imagine playing the violin in front of an audience you despise in a building that you would rather see burned to the ground and being saved by two unbeatable things: the beauty of the music and the eyes of the person you love locked with your own. That's...