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Lindy Drew is the cofounder of Humans of St. Louis, a nonprofit group that shares photos and stories of people and places through its website, social media, and, as of December, a book. The book quickly sold out, but a reprinting is planned for this spring, with preorders available. 
Photos: humansofstl.org

Humans of St. Louis turns a page

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 3, 2023

Lindy Drew didn’t know much about St. Louis when she moved here 10 years ago to attend Washington University. Now she has hundreds of friends, many of whom she’s photographed and written about. Her...

PHOTOS: YPD'S 4th Annual Trivia Night

PHOTOS: YPD’S 4th Annual Trivia Night

Published April 2, 2023

The Young Professionals Division (YPD) of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis held its 4th Annual YPD Trivia Night last week. It was amazing to see so many young professionals coming together for a fun...

Government supporters rally in Tel Aviv

By Bradley Martin, JNSPublished March 31, 2023

(JNS) On Thursday evening in Tel Aviv, supporters of the government and its judicial reform plans—about 30,000 by some estimates—rallied in Tel Aviv. Photos and videos on social media depicted masses...

From Shira Haas to Joey King, these Jewish celebs are speaking out on Israel protests

From Shira Haas to Joey King, these Jewish celebs are speaking out on Israel protests

By Lior Zaltzman, From KvellerPublished March 31, 2023

Watching the situation unfolding in Israel right now from miles and miles away, it’s honestly hard to keep my composure. For weeks, Israelis having been marching in the streets of Tel Aviv, protesting...

Orly David Peters. Photo By Bill Motchan.

Expat bringing Israeli food to St. Louis

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 30, 2023

The aroma of sesame seed-coated schnitzel fills the kitchen along with pungent Hungarian sweet paprika and savory za’atar. On the dining room table is a bowl of labneh (Lebanese cheese), a dish of tangy...

St. Louis circus director pens chapter in Jewish big top history

St. Louis circus director pens chapter in Jewish big top history

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 30, 2023

From vaudeville to movies and TV, the entertainment business has frequently been linked to Jewish performers and producers. What may be less familiar is the connection of Jews and the circus. In fact,...

The new Passover parody video you won't "Stop Believin" plus 7 of our favs

The new Passover parody video you won’t “Stop Believin” plus 7 of our favs

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 29, 2023

Oh, how I love a good Jewish holiday parody video. First of all, they usually are well made, with impressive production values that I appreciate. But the real win is how well these groups sing and how...

Photo by Bill Motchan

After 28 years St. Louis is still the capital of chametz

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 29, 2023

The pre-Passover tradition of ridding one’s home of chametz can be done in a number of ways. Those include using it up, giving it away, or destroying by fire, (usually just before the chametz prohibition...

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves to supporters at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022. (Wade Vandervort, /AFP via Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis is heading to Jerusalem to talk about ‘unnecessarily strained relations’ between the US and Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished March 29, 2023

(JTA) — Even though he hasn’t officially declared his Republican presidential campaign (yet), Ron DeSantis has been pitching his governance of Florida as a model for running the United States — telling...

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Wolfspeed, a semiconductor manufacturer as he kicks off his Investing in America Tour in Durham, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

Biden says Israel ‘cannot continue down this road,’ says he won’t invite Netanyahu soon

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden said he remains concerned about the turmoil in Israel even after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused legislation that would radically reform the judiciary....

Creve Coeur mom opens up about her childhood sexual abuse in new book

Creve Coeur mom opens up about her childhood sexual abuse in new book

Ellen Futterman, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished March 28, 2023

At 5 years old, Rachel Weinhaus was sexually assaulted by a teenage neighborhood boy in the woods near her Creve Coeur home. She told no one, not even her mother. In 2019, Weinhaus learned she was part...

Andy Cohen launching new book here in St. Louis

Andy Cohen launching new book here in St. Louis

Published March 28, 2023

Hometown celebrity Andy Cohen is returning to St. Louis to discuss his hilarious, heartwarming, and name-dropping account of the most important year of his life and the book that came out of the experience,...

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