When Lefty’s Bagels opened in Chesterfield, it quickly became a must-visit for bagel fans across St. Louis. Now, co-owners Doug Goldenberg and Scott Lefton are taking the next step: opening a second location at the Mirowitz Center at Covenant Place,...

“I was born Erika Hornstein on April 23, 1944, in the Nyíregyháza, Hungary ghetto. Two weeks later, all of the women and children in my family were transported to Auschwitz to be murdered.” – Erika Schwartz The St. Louis Yom HaShoah (Holocaust...

A Chesterfield man with a history of violence and stalking is now facing new charges after reportedly contacting and attempting to access several Jewish institutions in St. Louis County. Coordinated response highlights security coordination success On...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A Trump-nominated prosecutor facing congressional scrutiny over past praise of a Nazi sympathizer has expressed regret...

Philip Fishman has a thing for coincidences. Sometimes he seeks them out—especially when he’s writing historical fiction novels. Other times, they find him. You decide which this is. When Fishman was 7 years old, his family moved to Olney, Ill....

It’s every Mah Jongg player’s favorite time of the year! The NMJL’s 2025 cards are arriving in mailboxes all over the country, and just when we were all getting comfortable and feeling as though we’d finally mastered the 2024 card, it’s time...

Ian Kinsler didn’t just wear the jersey—he helped make history in it. In 2021, the former Mizzou Tiger and four-time MLB All-Star suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics, where the squad became the first Israeli team in any sport to win a...

Brothers Tom and Rick Pernikoff have been playing music together since they were children—a fascination that grew from driving in the car with their mother, who cranked up Motown on the radio, to learning different instruments in high school, like bass...

A powerful night of resilience, reflection and healing is coming to St. Louis. On April 28, just two days before Israel’s official day of remembrance, the local community will hear directly from Deborah Ben-Aderet, a survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks....

For Dafna Revah and David Palatnik, entrepreneurship has always been about more than profit. The Jewish couple—best known for founding CBD Kratom and growing it into a national retail brand—has long used their platform to build community and advocate...

In the span of one week this spring, two St. Louis area schools were defaced with swastikas and white supremacist slogans. The antisemetic and racist graffiti—spray-painted on Affton High School and Rogers Middle School—shocked families and led to...

On Sunday, May 25, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus will present a powerful and poignant concert titled “War and Peace,” featuring the works of Jewish composers Darius Milhaud and Vally Weigl. The concert will take place at Congregation B’nai Amoona...