(JTA) — A unique Holocaust art exhibition opened this week in New York’s City Hall.
In “The Wandering Jew,” a 1947 oil-and-canvas painting by Dutch artist Eliazer Neuberger, a barefoot man wearing...
Rabbi Susan Talve (Ashrei Foundation) was one of four honorees chosen to receive 2025 MLK Drum Major for Justice Awards at the 2nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Worship Service and Awards Program, an Interfaith...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 9, 2025
When Ofir Tzoubari, a WashU law school alum and former St. Louis resident, launched his podcast “Dilemmas on Screen: A Jewish Perspective,” he wasn’t just creating another pop culture commentary....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 9, 2025
Celia Weingart, a 20-year-old sophomore at Miami University and St. Louis native, is bringing a fresh perspective to Jewish representation in theater. As part of a theater history class, Weingart’s research...
At Congregation Temple Israel’s 138th Annual Meeting, Rachel Wallis Andreasson was honored with a Pillar of the Temple Award for her decades-long dedication to TI through various leadership and volunteer...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 6, 2025
When Bruce Schneider passed away on Sept. 9, 2022, St. Louis lost more than a beloved husband, father and friend. It lost a man whose generosity, positivity and passion for helping others left a lasting...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 6, 2025
Esther Miller Bais Yaakov High School (EMBY) will celebrate its 29th Anniversary Dinner on March 2 at the Ritz-Carlton. This year, the school will recognize four outstanding individuals for their dedication...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 5, 2025
Sam Donald remembers handling a basketball for the first time, well before he could walk.
At age 18, Donald is the leading scorer for the Columbia (Ill.) High School Eagles. This summer, he will be the...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published February 4, 2025
Ashley Melton knew choosing the play was a bold decision. After years of directing comedies at Edwardsville High School (EHS), she felt it was time to offer her drama club a different experience, one that...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 4, 2025
As our readers hopefully have noticed—and in this case, two readers, Harry Nadler and Helene Sherman, did—we sometimes go back into our vast Jewish Light archives and find an old newspaper advertisement...
Emily Trent was featured in the new movie “Seeing Someone Else.” SSE is a psychedelic coming-of-age comedy about a young man coming to terms with his future after breaking up with his girlfriend,...
