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...

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...

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...

No time to waste — Opera Theatre is up and running, the Missouri History Museum has opened a remarkable new exhibit on the 1904 World’s Fair and free music concerts at Missouri Botanical Garden start soon.  Plus, you have tickets to buy for the...

The St. Louis Jewish Light is proud to announce the continuation of our partnership with the JWA. Together, we will bring many parts of the JWA collection to St. Louis readers, as well as promote the “Can We Talk?” podcast by sharing both current...

(JTA) — In “The Zone of Interest,” the Oscar-winning drama about life adjacent to Auschwitz, the children of Rudolf Höss, the Nazi concentration camp’s commandant, are only dimly aware of the horrors unfolding on the other side of the fence. Now,...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. As Jewish journalists, we get a lot of pitches about the Holocaust. A book about Mengele, a documentary about the Bielski...

If you are of the belief that the world is a canvas and if you know where to look, you'll find strokes of art waiting to be appreciated, then let us point you in the direction of B'nai Amoona. The Art Gallery of B'nai Amoona is inviting all...

(JTA) — For Rabbi Jill Hausman, spiritual leader of the Actors’ Temple in Manhattan’s Theater District, working with celebrities comes with the job description.  So when she saw an email on Thursday from “Saturday Night Live,” asking...

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Today’s understanding of Hollywood — the glitz, the glam, the red carpets and paparazzi — are a far cry from the film industry’s humble beginnings, when a group of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe laid the groundwork...

Sign up now to attend JTA’s event with translator Jessica Cohen on May 20 at 6 p.m. ET online. (J. Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Anyone who has read any books or essays by contemporary Israeli writers has probably encountered...

A special night of comedy, food and fellowship is coming up June 10 at The Factory in Chesterfield. The Men’s Event is being planned by Jewish Federation to bring together a wide cross-section of the community. According to Amy Bornstein, senior...