The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building from Sunday, Jan. 28 – Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Patrons can once again stock up on a new selection of used reading...

(JTA) — The story of real Auschwitz survivor Lali Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew who was forced to tattoo numbers on his fellow inmates and implausibly fell in love with a girl he was tattooing, is coming to TV on May 2. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,”...

Talk about a birthday present with real bounce. St. Louis natives, identical twin brothers and nationally known stand-up comedians, Randy and Jason Sklar, are being immortalized on their actual birthday, Friday, Jan. 12, with limited-edition dual bobbleheads...

Welcome to the vibrant world of St. Louis's spring arts scene, where creativity blossoms and cultural experiences abound. From captivating exhibitions to mesmerizing performances, our guide is your passport to discovering the city's rich artistic tapestry....

Who couldn't use more laughs? A podcast that is designed to do just that is called "Amusing Jews." The show celebrates Jewish contributors and their impact on American popular culture. Co-hosted by Jonathan Friedmann, an expert in the sociology of...

Comedian Brett Goldstein has added another show to his "The Second Best Night of Your Life" tour at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. The new show will take place on Saturday, May 18, at 4:00 p.m. Due to high demand, the previously announced shows...

The Brothers Lazaroff band will begin a four-week residency on Jan. 9. David and Jeff Lazaroff (2019 Jewish Light Unsung Heroes) will perform on Tuesday evenings in January to support Joe’s Café, a neighborhood listening room at 6014 Kingsbury Ave....

Before the Broadway musical “Jagged Little Pill,” based on Alanis Morissette’s music, arrives at the Fabulous Fox Jan. 19-21, and prior to her performance at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre slated for July 23, audiences can learn more about the...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Jewish jokes. They’re hilarious, heartfelt and sometimes just what the doctor ordered when we need a break from the...

(JTA) — When I spoke with novelist Elizabeth Graver in August about her novel “Kantika” — inspired by her own Turkish Jewish family — I asked her how she managed to breathe life into a tired genre like the Jewish family saga. “I want the...

Pre-COVID, local Jewish musician Will Soll regularly hosted an intimate mid-day New Year’s Eve gathering in his home on Dec. 31. The party and communal concert was dubbed “New Year’s Eve in Tel Aviv” because it was held at 4 p.m. central, exactly...

Since joining the Jewish Light, I’ve reflected on my own Jewish experience growing up, and part of that was the Yiddish my grandparents would use, particularly my maternal grandparents, whom I affectionately named Mama and Baba. Both would use Yiddish...