Kerri Steinberg, Otis College of Art and Design
• Published April 13, 2022
For more than a millennium, the haggadah has been the centerpiece of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The book sets out the ceremony for the Seder meal, when families tell the biblical Exodus story of God delivering the ancient Israelites from slavery...
(JNS) Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers?
If you were one of the 32 souls who traveled with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman to Egypt in January, it’s the fact that you can’t read the Haggadah the same way this year. Because what you...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 12, 2022
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum joins Holocaust museums across the world to release a joint statement condemning Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
In response to the reports of mass graves and acts of brutality against Ukrainian citizens...
(JTA) — Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. But it wasn’t until she started promoting the matzah pajamas she designed that she decided...
Jordan Palmer and MJL., Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 11, 2022
The state of Missouri is one step closer to legalizing sports betting. Late last month, the Missouri House overwhelming approved sports gaming legislation, passing HB 2502 & 2556 with a vote of 115 to 33. The legislation must still be approved...
(JTA) — Canada is set to outlaw Holocaust denial, a move that has the backing of the governing Liberal Party government coalition and the opposition Conservative Party.
The CTV reported on Saturday that language adding Holocaust denial to the criminal...
(JTA) — For his next historical deep dive, famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is exploring America’s relationship to the Holocaust.
Tentatively titled “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” the three-part miniseries set to air Sept. 18-20 on PBS...
(JTA) — Mimi Reinhard had studied literature and languages as an undergraduate before World War II. But it was a course in shorthand that saved her life.
Reinhard was imprisoned at the Plaszow concentration camp outside of Krakow when she was chosen,...
Ben Ferencz, 103, said he has worked his whole life for “a more humane and peaceful world, where no one would be killed or persecuted because of his race or religion or his political beliefs.”
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published April 7, 2022
April 7, 1973 — Israel Fourth in First Eurovision Bid
Ilanit, Israel’s first entry in the annual Eurovision Song Contest, finishes fourth out of 17 nations with the song “Ey-sham,” a dramatic ballad featuring “the garden of love.” Her result...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 6, 2022
A new exhibit opening April 10 at the Jewish Federation traces the organization’s roots in the late 1880s through today. The exhibit, in the lobby of the Kaplan Feldman Complex, honors the Federation’s past and its contributions to the St. Louis Jewish...
The Shabbat before Pesach is known as Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Shabbat.
For me, this particular Shabbat HaGadol will be a time to recall and celebrate the all too often overlooked great women mentioned in the Passover story. What these women...
