“28 Years Later” opens in theaters on June 19, which is the sequel to “28 Days Later” (2002) and “28 Weeks Later” (2007). All the “bad things” in the three films trace back to an event in the first film when animal activists broke into...

Jennifer and Tom Hillman received the Dean’s Medal Award at the Brown School of Washington University 100th anniversary celebration. The Dean’s Medal is presented to exceptional friends of the Brown School whose partnership and unwavering support...

I’ve been thinking a lot about my parents lately. Maybe it’s because this year marks milestone anniversaries of their deaths. Mom died five years ago this month, not long after the pandemic shut down pretty much everything. She died on what would’ve...

Immigration agents arrested Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, in immigration court on Tuesday. “While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained...

Bud and Arline Brilliant’s "Brilliant Antiques" first appeared in the St. Louis Jewish Light on May 23, 1973. Their ads continued regularly through Dec. 1, 1982. By 1976, the ads began listing only Arline — a quiet handoff that would become lasting...

Martin and Tammy Finer’s relationship with the St. Louis Jewish Light began with their own wedding announcement, published on June 29, 1983. Just seven weeks later, on Aug. 17, 1983, their first ad appeared for their business: the Jewish Photo...

The scroll lay open on the bimah at Traditional Congregation in St. Louis, its ancient Hebrew letters inked without vowels, punctuation or musical notes. On Shabbat morning, May 31, surrounded by friends and family, Stanley Estrin leaned forward to chant...

As part of the more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests held across the country on Saturday, June 14, about 65 demonstrators gathered outside the Bethesda Barclay House, an independent living residence in downtown Clayton, to protest President Donald Trump...

The 2025 Maccabiah Games, originally scheduled for this July in Israel, have officially been postponed until the summer of 2026 due to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. It’s the first time in 75 years that the so-called “Jewish Olympics”...

Klein Pharmacy was once a neighborhood fixture in the Delmar Loop, originally at 6625 Enright Ave.—right along the old streetcar loop that curved from Delmar to Heman to Enright to Kingsland and back. Carl Klein, pharmacist and proprietor, ran the shop...

Beginning this summer, Val Toskin and Shannon Rohlman will assume new administrative positions at the Saul Mirowitz Community Jewish School. Toskin will serve as the assistant head of school for Jewish Life and Learning. She will continue her responsibilities...

“In times of rising concern for safety and security, we must act. Not out of fear, but with purpose, preparation and unity.” That’s how Danny Cohn, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, opened a recent message to the community...