Jan. 27, 2006 — U.N. Holds First Holocaust Remembrance Day The first U.N.-recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The president...

“I will cherish this deeply.” Those were the words of David Yawitz on Sunday, Jan. 26, after he was presented with a proclamation honoring another Yawitz—First Lieutenant Frank Yawitz, who died...

(JTA) — Keith Siegel, an American taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, will reportedly be released in the coming days as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. The report on NBC News, citing Israeli sources,...

(JTA) — Hamas released four hostages on Saturday in a choreographed ceremony in Gaza, making them the second group of captives to go free in the ceasefire that began earlier this week. The four hostages...

Ten Jewish professionals and one lay leader will be honored at the 20th Annual JProStl Recognition Event on Thursday, March 6. The event will take place in the gymnasium of the Staenberg Family Complex...

For the past several years, I’ve sat at a table in a conference room of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum and read the names of Holocaust victims aloud for 15 minutes. It’s only 15 minutes—a...

St. Louis has always been a city of makers, and its history in the fashion industry is no exception. From the late 19th century through the end of World War II, St. Louis was a powerhouse of garment manufacturing,...

(JTA) — A survivor of the Nova music festival massacre will represent Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Yuval Raphael secured the position on Wednesday when she won “Rising Star,” the...

Steven Spielberg's "Munich," among other films, have told the tragic story of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, when Palestinian terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage with heartbreaking results....

(JTA) — Within hours of her release from captivity in Gaza, Emily Damari’s hand had become a new Israeli icon. Damari was injured on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists shot her and took her...

Renovation of the Jewish Community Center’s Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield reached the midpoint Jan. 15 and is on schedule for completion in September.  The 27-year-old facility contains 65,000...

In one of the rooms where real change happens, four large desks stand ready for action. At each desk, a volunteer sits across from a guest, assisting them in obtaining a Missouri non-driver photo ID.  For...