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AEPi brothers from Mizzou perform wonderful Mitzvah in support of Jewish family in Branson

AEPi brothers from Mizzou perform wonderful Mitzvah in support of Jewish family in Branson

BY JONATHAN PIERCE, ALPHA EPSILON PIPublished November 14, 2023

Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba b’alma di-v’rachirutei, v’yamlich malchutei b’chayeichon uvyomeichon uvchayei d’chol beit yisrael, ba’agala uvizman kariv, v’im’ru: “amen.” The...

Supporters of Israel protest near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 13, 2023.

Planes, trains and bus caravans: Ahead of mass pro-Israel rally, tens of thousands of Jews are descending on Washington

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished November 13, 2023

(JTA) — On Monday morning, Margie Maidman boarded a caravan of 10 buses from Boston to Washington, D.C., headed to a massive demonstration in support of Israel and against antisemitism. The journey...

Supporters of Israel protest near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 13, 2023.

How Tuesday’s rally in DC is trying to pitch a broad pro-Israel tent

Published November 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — When it sends a contingent to the mass pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. next week, Americans for Peace Now will be standing alongside a group led by someone it accused of racist...

Jasmine Raskas

Artist Jasmine Raskas’ latest work coming to COCA

Published November 13, 2023

Artist Jasmine Raskas has an exhibition at COCA through Dec. 10 called “Eternal Jungle,” which she describes as an immersive installation, including sculpture, painting, light, sound and touch. “The...

St. Louis Jewish community invited to celebrate 'Day of Giving'

St. Louis Jewish community invited to celebrate ‘Day of Giving’

Published November 13, 2023

Congregation Shaare Emeth is inviting community members of all ages to a day of communal gratitude on Sunday, Nov. 19, in the form of giving back to vital, local organizations. From 10 to 11:30 a.m.,...

From “Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust.:" Romani activist demonstrate in front of a USHMC meeting in Washington D.C. in 1984.

Revealing the forgotten ties between Jews and Romani victims of Nazi atrocities

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 13, 2023

In 1989, then Washington University Chancellor William H. Danforth created the Holocaust Memorial Lecture series. Since then, the series has been held annually on or near the date of Nov. 9, the anniversary...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds up a copy of an Arabic translation of "Mein Kampf" that was found by IDF troops in a children's room used as a Hamas terror base in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 12, 2023.

‘Mein Kampf’ found in kids’s room used as Hamas terror base

Published November 12, 2023

A copy of Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” was found in a children’s room that was used as a Hamas terror base in the northern Gaza Strip, Isaac Herzog has revealed. The Israeli president held...

Flyers posted by families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza as part of a protest outside the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Oct. 14, 2023.

Possible deal to free hostages in motion

Jewish News SyndicatePublished November 12, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there could be a hostage deal with Hamas, speaking in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday. “I think the less I say about it, the...

At a pro-Palestine march, a woman carries a sign asking, ‘But do you condemn Hamas?’

Why the question ‘Do you condemn Hamas?’ has become so controversial

By Andrew Silverstein, The ForwardPublished November 12, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. “bUt Do You cOnDeMn HaMas?????” The sign floated in the distance...

Epstein Hebrew Academy students, staff and family members held Blue And White Spirit Day on Sunday, Nov. 12

Photos: Epstein Hebrew Academy celebrates Israel with fun and games

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished November 12, 2023

Epstein Hebrew Academy students, staff and family members held Blue And White Spirit Day on Sunday, Nov. 12 and the Blue Team was the big winner. The event was originally designed to be a family-friendly...

JewCE co-creators Fabrice Sapolsky and Dr. Miriam Eve Mora pose in front of the poster of the event. (Fabrice Sapolsky)

How Jewish St. Louis comic lovers can join in this weekends JewCE festivities in NYC

Jacob Henry, JTAPublished November 10, 2023

(New York Jewish Week) —  Jews and comic books — two deeply entwined entities — will be the subject of a new pop culture event this weekend in New York, but all fans in St. Louis are invited to...

Mitch Albom to close out St. Louis Jewish Book Festival with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

Mitch Albom to close out St. Louis Jewish Book Festival with Holocaust novel ‘The Little Liar’

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished November 10, 2023

(JTA) — For more than two decades, Mitch Albom has been perhaps the best-selling Jewish author alive — even as his books tend to embrace a much broader and more amorphous definition of “faith.” But...

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