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From knishes to heartache: How St. Louisans are mourning Kohn's Kosher Deli closure

From knishes to heartache: How St. Louisans are mourning Kohn’s Kosher Deli closure

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 16, 2024

In 2019 when Jeffrey Abraham, senior rabbi at Congregation B’nai Amooona and his wife Lauren first visited St. Louis, they were especially impressed by several local institutions. “We saw Mirowitz...

Why are Kosher delis disappearing

Why are Kosher delis disappearing

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 16, 2024

The restaurant business—and especially kosher delis—are not for the faint of heart. It’s a tough industry with very slim profit margins. That’s the perception of Steve Rosenblum, 2020 Jewish Light...

Charlie and Bob Glik.

From Heartbreak to Hope: The inspiring legacy of the Charlie Glik Scholarship

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 16, 2024

As you read this story today, a Yahrzeit candle will be lit in memory of Charlie Jeffers Glik, honoring his life and legacy. Sixteen-year-old Charlie died early in the morning on July...

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Neo-Nazi known as ‘Commander Butcher’ charged for attempting to poison Jewish children

Luke Tress, JTAPublished July 16, 2024

A neo-Nazi from the country of Georgia was indicted on Monday for planning mass casualty attacks against Jews in New York City. Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as 'Commander Butcher,' planned to...

Inside 'Fiddler on the Roof: Go behind the scenes with Muny cast

Inside ‘Fiddler on the Roof: Go behind the scenes with Muny cast

Published July 15, 2024

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center, the Staenberg Family Foundation and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis invite the public to a “behind-the-scenes”...

Director and star discuss 'Fiddler on the Roof' at The Muny

Director and star discuss ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at The Muny

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 15, 2024

The Muny Opera will present “Fiddler on the Roof” for a one-week run. beginning July 19. “Fiddler” last entertained Muny audiences during the 2016 season. In a break from rehearsals recently,...

Our 'Ultimate Guide' to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Our ‘Ultimate Guide’ to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2024

St. Louis' culinary landscape has changed with the recent closure of Kohn's, the city's last kosher market and deli, after 63 years of service. With Kohn's closing and the loss of its famous Killer Pastrami...

Nick Fradiani, the 2015 "American Idol" winner, as ‘Neil Diamond – Then

Neil Diamond’s musical is coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2024

We wish we could guarantee that legendary musician Neil Diamond will show up at the Fabulous Fox this fall, just as he did when he surprised the...

Israeli drama ‘June Zero’ spotlights three true stories about Eichmann trial

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 11, 2024

"June Zero,” a captivating historical drama set in Israel in 1961-1962, tells the true stories of three Israelis with different connections to the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi architect of the mass...

Yitskhok Rudashevski

Discover the lost diary of a Holocaust teenager from your home in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 11, 2024

You may not know his name, or his diary, but just like Anne Frank's written words, Yitskhok Rudashevski’s writings stand as a powerful testament to the voices of teenagers lost in the Holocaust. Rudashevski...

Kohn's 'Killer Pastrami' lives on at Busch Stadium

Kohn’s ‘Killer Pastrami’ lives on at Busch Stadium

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 11, 2024

The closing of Kohn's Kosher Meat and Deli last week created a void in the Creve Coeur area for kosher meat and one of the restaurant’s most popular items: Killer pastrami. But, for Cardinal fans who...

Jeff Lefton

Magician Jeff Lefton casts spells in Melbourne

Published July 11, 2024

Local magician Jeff Lefton is in Melbourne, Australia to do his Murder by Magic show for six nights at the Melbourne Magic Festival. He is the only U.S. magician selected to perform at one of the world’s...

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