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...

In 1934, the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis (NCJWSTL) bought a three-story house known as Council House at 4500 Page Blvd. in St. Louis, next door to Shaare Zedek Synagogue. Council House was a gathering place for social, athletic and educational...

If you’re going to retire, you might as well go out with style. And that’s exactly what United Hebrew Congregation has planned for Cantor Ron Eichaker when he retires Aug. 31 and transitions to his new role as cantor emeritus. The first “stylish”...

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) has appointed Monte Sandler as the new chairman of the Board of Directors. Sandler, who previously served as board chair from 2013 to 2015, will succeed Ted Flom, who will transition to the role...

St. Louis-based author Martin Sneider will be at Left Bank Books at 6 p.m. Monday, June 3 to discuss and sign copies of his latest novel, “Amy Unbound.” It continues the suspenseful saga of shoe magnate Josh Feldman and his family, who Sneider...

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...

A large group of JCC supporters, volunteers and donors gathered on Wednesday, May 29 for the organization’s 144thannual meeting. During the event, the J was referred to on several occasions as “the town square of the Jewish community” to describe...

Steve Rosenzweig, chief financial officer of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, former CFO and COO of the Jewish Community Center in St. Louis and board member of the Jewish Light, has been honored with the Teaching Excellence Award for Adjunct Faculty...

For the personnel at Yoseftal Medical Center in Eilat, Israel, treating the wounded and suffering took on new significance following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The hospital’s CEO, Dr. Yaffa Ashur, visited St. Louis recently to discuss her work at...

After his mother-in-law hosted her first seder, Jarrett Byrnes told his wife, “This is a play.” Writer Lila Rose Kaplan told her husband that if that were true, the play better be a comedy. Or maybe, she considered, a dramedy. Growing up, Kaplan...

For the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) 2024 has been a landmark year in several ways. The organization, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary, is planning at its annual conference in early June to detail the work it’s been doing on a strategic...

Summertime means new hours of operation at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Through Labor Day, the museum will be open to visitors from Wednesday to Monday, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (closed Tuesdays). "By extending our summer...