Everyday life changed radically for all Israelis on Oct. 7, and especially for Rohn Harir. The 21-year-old IDF medic was seriously injured in an attack on his unit. With only one week remaining on his military service, Harir was called in help evacuate...

Esther Miller Bais Yaakov High School (EMBY) will honor Rabbi Ze’ev and Chani Smason at its 28th Anniversary Dinner on March 10 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel, starting at 5 p.m. In addition, Zahava List will receive the Rabbi Gershon Zefren (z’’l)...

The story of the SS St. Louis is a tragic chapter in the history of the Holocaust. The St. Louis was a German ocean liner carrying 937 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939. The ship sought asylum in Cuba but was denied entry. It then attempted...

  Iconic fashion designer Michael Kors, who is Jewish, is coming to St. Louis this spring for St. Louis Fashion Fund’s “Speaking of Fashion” series in partnership with Washington University and Caleres. The speaker series is free and...

Since Oct. 7, former Israeli intelligence officer Avi Melamed has been a busy man, working to give more people context and a full understanding of the Israel-Hamas war. Melamed, the founder of the organization Inside the Middle East, will be in St....

Nearly 400 Jewish educators, clergy, teen leaders and camping staffers convened in St. Louis on Feb. 18 for three days of conferences and training seminars at the 2024 Songleader Boot Camp national conference. The event draws attendees from around the...

  For nearly 20 years, Chanala Rubenfeld, co-director of Chabad of Chesterfield, has been sharing her expertise in challah making through her Loaves of Love workshops. Now, she's baking "Challah for Israel." "The needs for Israel are great,...

Last February, "The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes,” a three-part documentary series, began airing on Prime Video. What made this series different from others on Adolph Eichmann was its use of newly available audio of Eichmann recorded...

St. Louisans who enjoy laughing are in for a special treat. Hani Skutch, a St. Louis-born stand-up comedian, is coming home to share her humor and life story as an American-Israeli cat-loving, coffee-drinking, purple-haired wife, mother, sister, friend...

For jewelry and Judaica designer Emily Rosenfeld, the enjoyment her customers find in her work is just as important to her as the work itself. The former St. Louisan, now living and working in Florence,...

Blake Berg’s business venture StockSwap was named one of 13 of the “Most Disruptive Business School Startups” according to PoetsandQuantsforUndergrads, a website and social network for those interested in undergraduate business school education....

Millet Ben Haim, 27, is a Nova music festival survivor. For the past two months, she has been touring the U.S, speaking at synagogues, Hillel Houses and appearing on news programs to share her experience with anyone who will listen. Her story is one of...