The National Council of Jewish Women–St. Louis is gearing up for its annual Back to School! Store on Sunday, Aug. 3—and they need your help. This one-day event provides elementary school children from...
By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 13, 2025
For more than two decades, Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit has drawn global attention. Startups, scientists and visionaries have transformed everything from agriculture to cybersecurity. And that spirit...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 13, 2025
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building Sunday, Aug. 24 through Thursday, Aug. 28. Patrons can once again...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 13, 2025
If your kids need a creative and meaningful project this July, the Jewish Kids Film Festival might just be your summer lifesaver. Jewish children ages 5–10 and their families are invited to participate...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 13, 2025
Missouri has launched the Missouri nonprofit safety task force, a new statewide initiative designed to protect faith-based groups and community organizations amid rising threats. Signed into law Friday...
Stephanie Kurtzman and Miriam Seidenfeld were recognized as two of the Top 50 Women Shaping the Future of St. Louis (as listed by Briefcase Coach) in the Education and Nonprofits category.
Maxine Clark...
Harvey Greenstein received the inaugural Ed Balk Award at the recent Congregation B’nai Amoona board installation.
The award recognizes individuals who support and foster the vision of B’nai Amoona...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 9, 2025
A St. Louis Holocaust survivor was honored with a special memorial service late last month — 60 years after his death.
Walter Berger’s family members gathered June 30 to unveil a new monument at...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 9, 2025
Members of the Jewish Motorcycle Alliance’s local chapter—the “Wandering Twos”—arrived at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Wednesday morning, July 9, in their quest to raise awareness...
Kathleen Lees, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published July 9, 2025
Gwendolyn Brady, a teacher in Corning, Ark., received a probable multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2005. That year, her sister Felicity Brady Ray was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Prior to chemotherapy,...
Of the 16 images Neshama Roash submitted to the Professional Photographers of America’s merit image review, six earned merits and one received the highest award, Imaging Excellence.
Her image, “Grand...
Collaborative Strategies (CSI) welcomes Stephanie Riven to their team as a strategic advisor for development and fundraising.
A member of Central Reform Congregation, Riven was the founding executive...