The Rosenberg trial remains one of the most controversial espionage cases in American history. Seventy-four years after their sentencing, the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) podcast, The Wreckage: American Subversives, is revisiting the case...

(JTA) — An Oscar for “A Real Pain” wasn’t Jesse Eisenberg’s only win this week — he also received citizenship in Poland, where he filmed the movie about reckoning with one’s family’s Holocaust history. Polish president Andrzej Duda...

Susan Polgar returned to St. Louis on Thursday, March 13, and while it’s been years since she called the city home, it was clear that her legacy here is still strong. Speaking at a packed event at the St. Louis County Library,...

March brings spring, and the 30th annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, starting March 30, with a blooming field of films, including outstanding comedies, documentaries, dramas, historical thrillers and romances, many of them based on true stories.  “It’s...

What’s Jewish about "The Princess Bride?" At first glance, the answer might seem "inconceivable"—but as you dig deeper, it’s a delightful rabbit hole of connections. Starting with Billy Crystal's unforgettable portrayal of Miracle Max, the film...

Museum exhibits, theater (musicals galore and dramas, too), rock concerts, lectures, flower shows, a blues festival, art shows (indoors and out), dance concerts, live jazz, kids’ programs (Disney on Ice is back!), cabaret shows, operas, a sake tasting,...

If you’ve been eagerly waiting for "Kugel," the highly anticipated spinoff of "Shtisel," you’re not alone. The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival had planned an exclusive screening on March 9, but organizers have now cancelled the event while working...

An endless Passover seder takes center stage in “One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe,” by writer Dara Horn and illustrator Theo Ellsworth, award-winners who teamed up for a humor-filled, time-travel graphic novel for young people. The tale...

The new HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt” has generated critical acclaim from TV critics and medical professionals for its realism and accuracy. Each week’s episode depicts one hour in the shift of a beleaguered ER staff at a fictional hospital in...

Well, that was a show. The 97th Academy Awards wrapped up, and if there’s one thing we can say, it’s that Jewish filmmakers, actors and creatives made a serious impact on Hollywood’s biggest night. We had big wins, a few surprises and oh yeah,...

What happens when your home is slipping away, swallowed by rising tides and shifting histories? For Janie Stamm, a queer Jewish artist from Florida now living in small-town Missouri, the answer lies in art. Her latest exhibition, "Wet Garden," transforms...

For many in the St. Louis Jewish community, the term Ladino might be unfamiliar—but it shouldn’t be. This centuries-old language, a blend of medieval Spanish, Hebrew and other influences from across the Mediterranean, once thrived among Sephardic...