This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives.
Since...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 16, 2025
Every so often, a photo from the Jewish Light archives reminds us why preserving local Jewish history matters. This one, taken at Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel (BSKI), shows a group gathered reverently around...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 16, 2025
When Arlen Chaleff got a call from the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, she didn’t hesitate. Within moments, she was digging through old file cabinets, pulling out patterns along with naturalization...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 15, 2025
St. Louis University’s Dr. George T. Grossberg, a longtime leader in geriatric psychiatry and a recognized member of the St. Louis Jewish community, is featured in a new episode of Medical Stories, a...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 15, 2025
After casually mentioning Red Hot Riplets in yesterday’s Morning Light—while, tragically, snacking on snap peas—I got bunch of emails. Some were about snack deprivation, others about beloved junk...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 15, 2025
A centuries-old Swiss village may be the missing chapter in your Jewish family story — and a European genealogy group is hoping someone in St. Louis can help close the book.
The Swiss Society...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 15, 2025
Long before Larry King’s suspenders hit the auction block, they turned heads in St. Louis. The Larry King Collection, set for auction by Julien’s on Aug. 12, features nearly 400 artifacts from...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 15, 2025
The Jewish community needs to step up and fight antisemitism. That was a key message at “Antisemitism in our Backyard,” a conversation with State Rep. George Hruza, R-St. Louis County, and Rabbi Brigitte...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published July 14, 2025
The University City High School 2025 Hall of Fame inductees will include three Jewish members. A ceremony celebrating the 10 total inductees will be held Oct. 16 at the school, highlighted by another Jewish...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 14, 2025
I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’m not a coffee table book kind of guy. I’ve also never really had a coffee table that would justify owning a coffee table book. I don’t live in the...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 14, 2025
Picture this: A party bus full of Jewish teens pulling up to Rec Hall in St. Charles, music blasting, laughter spilling out the doors and the energy unmistakably full of something new—new friendships,...
Congregation B’nai Amoona has announced the appointment of Kevin Litt as its new executive director. He will officially step into the role on Aug. 4.
Litt brings more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership...