Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
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...
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”...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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...
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...