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From Hollywood extra to documentary star—This journalist’s unexpected movie journey!

From Hollywood extra to documentary star—This journalist’s unexpected movie journey!

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 19, 2025

While it wasn’t exactly my big-screen debut — I had a brief stint as an extra in “A League of Their Own” in the early 1990s— it was my first time with a speaking role. And in a truly fitting...

Jewish leaders unite to combat antisemitism in Missouri politics

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 19, 2025

The Missouri Alliance Network (Mo Alliance) will officially launch March 25 with a focused mission: to combat antisemitism in Missouri, especially among elected officials. “We’ve already begun meeting...

Mirowitz plans to phase out grades 7-8

Mirowitz plans to phase out grades 7-8

By Megan Rubenstein, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 19, 2025

A major shift is coming to Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, reshaping Jewish education in St. Louis. On Feb. 27, families received an email announcing that Mirowitz will transition to kindergarten...

Above, Mizzou Jewish Greeks were among the students who attended a campus memorial on Oct. 7, 2024 marking one year since the Hamas attacks on Israel. Photo courtesy Brian Schenberg

Inside the Jewish Greek resistance: Area fraternities and sororities battle campus hate

BY KEVIN DEUTSCH, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished March 19, 2025

Clad in Jewish fraternity jerseys, the brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Zeta Beta Tau walked confidently across the University of Missouri campus in the weeks after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel,...

St. Louis’ own Karlie Kloss is adding to her growing Jewish family—baby No. 3 on the way!

St. Louis’ own Karlie Kloss is adding to her growing Jewish family—baby No. 3 on the way!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 18, 2025

Karlie Kloss may have built her career on international runways, but her story begins right here in St. Louis. The Webster Groves High School alum, who converted to Judaism before her 2018 marriage to...

Steven Rosenzweig

Five questions with the new CEO at the J, Steven Rosenzweig

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 18, 2025

Last November, the Jewish Community Center welcomed Steven Rosenzweig as its president and CEO. Rosenzweig, a member of Kol Rinah, was most recently CFO of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO). He served...

"October 8" documentary now playing in St. Louis, plays Jewish Film Festival in April

“October 8” documentary now playing in St. Louis, plays Jewish Film Festival in April

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 17, 2025

The documentary “October 8,” now playing in St. Louis, explores the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Directed by veteran filmmaker Wendy Sachs, a former "Dateline"...

Daryl Rothman

Daryl Rothman’s new book is a twisted thriller

Published March 17, 2025

Daryl Rothman’s new book, “Gospel,” was recently published. It is a suspense novel about Jacob Fallon, a failed author, who plans to win back his family but is ensnared in a deadly, Faustian pact....

L-R: Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer, Lindsay Gottlieb and Todd Golden (Getty Images; Scheyer image courtesy of Rabbi Nossen Fellig)

Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments

Ben Sales, JTAPublished March 17, 2025

As the most exciting time in college basketball begins, Jewish coaches are in the spotlight. For much of the season, four coaches — Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Duke’s Jon Scheyer, Florida’s Todd Golden...

Milo London

Power Out? No problem! St. Louis synagogues overcome storm chaos for Shabbat & bar mitzvah

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 16, 2025

The annual Men’s Club Shabbat service at Congregation B’nai Amoona Saturday morning required a little extra maneuvering when the synagogue lost all power the previous night. The tornadoes and heavy...

Team Berg

The Berg Team reigns supreme at Battle of the Stars—again!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 16, 2025

Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring an entire community together. That was the spirit once again at Battle of the Stars, the annual fundraiser hosted by J Associates, the women’s auxiliary...

Spencer Davis Milford as the Emcee and Hailey Medrano as Sally.

What to know before you see ‘Cabaret’ at the New Jewish Theatre

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 16, 2025

The New Jewish Theatre is set to open its 2025 season with a production that’s as immersive as it is urgent. Running March 20–April 6, “Cabaret” invites audiences into the world of the Kit Kat...

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