(New York Jewish Week) — An anti-Zionist demonstration targeting Crown Heights that had alarmed local Jews and drawn heightened police activity petered out on Monday night, as dozens of protesters meandered...
They’re student leaders, Shabbat organizers and regulars at youth programs across the St. Louis Jewish community. Now, four high schoolers are adding a major honor to their resumes—the 2025 Stuart...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 28, 2025
When the St. Louis Jewish community gathers to show support for Israel and call for the release of hostages, those events do more than create a bond among those who attend. They are also noticed—and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 28, 2025
When Lefty’s Bagels opened in Chesterfield, it quickly became a must-visit for bagel fans across St. Louis. Now, co-owners Doug Goldenberg and Scott Lefton are taking the next step: opening a second...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 27, 2025
“I was born Erika Hornstein on April 23, 1944, in the Nyíregyháza, Hungary ghetto. Two weeks later, all of the women and children in my family were transported to Auschwitz to be murdered.” – Erika...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 25, 2025
A Chesterfield man with a history of violence and stalking is now facing new charges after reportedly contacting and attempting to access several Jewish institutions in St. Louis County.
Coordinated...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published April 24, 2025
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A Trump-nominated prosecutor facing congressional scrutiny over past...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published April 24, 2025
Philip Fishman has a thing for coincidences. Sometimes he seeks them out—especially when he’s writing historical fiction novels. Other times, they find him. You decide which this is.
When Fishman...
At a time of heightened antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment, American Jews have been voting in record numbers in an election that will help determine how billions of dollars in Israel-related funding...
When Argentina’s president Javier Milei was named in mid-January as the recipient of this year’s Genesis Prize, it marked the first time the $1 million annual award, sometimes called the “Jewish...
Maddison Spiegel of Westchester County, New York, had tried for years to go on a Birthright trip to Israel but somehow it never happened.
The first time she was supposed to go the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 23, 2025
It’s every Mah Jongg player’s favorite time of the year! The NMJL’s 2025 cards are arriving in mailboxes all over the country, and just when we were all getting comfortable and feeling as though...