Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 4, 2024
The chilling true-story Italian-language drama “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” (originally “Rapito”) depicts the strange but true kidnapping of a 6-year-old Jewish boy in Bologna...
When Lisa Johnson’s internship at The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum ended in 2022, she described her work as nothing short of a labor of love. As a undergraduate student...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 4, 2024
The Jewish Light received six Simon Rockower Awards for excellence in journalism. The awards, which honor achievements in Jewish media published in 2023, were announced during the American Jewish Press...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published June 2, 2024
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It is perhaps best, in the case of Franz Kafka, history’s most famous...
(JTA) — Israel is joining the Western nations requiring an advance online application and a fee for citizens from visa-exempt countries, including the United States.
Until now, Americans who want...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2024
In 1934, the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis (NCJWSTL) bought a three-story house known as Council House at 4500 Page Blvd. in St. Louis, next door to Shaare Zedek Synagogue. Council House was...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published June 2, 2024
If you’re going to retire, you might as well go out with style. And that’s exactly what United Hebrew Congregation has planned for Cantor Ron Eichaker when he retires Aug. 31 and transitions to...
The Republican Jewish Coalition leapt to the defense of Donald Trump after he was found guilty on 34 charges related to falsifying records to conceal that he paid an adult film star to cover up a sexual...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 30, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) has appointed Monte Sandler as the new chairman of the Board of Directors. Sandler, who previously served as board chair from 2013 to 2015, will...
St. Louis-based author Martin Sneider will be at Left Bank Books at 6 p.m. Monday, June 3 to discuss and sign copies of his latest novel, “Amy Unbound.”
It continues the suspenseful saga of shoe...
By Patricia Corrigan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 30, 2024
No time to waste — Opera Theatre is up and running, the Missouri History Museum has opened a remarkable new exhibit on the 1904 World’s Fair and free music concerts at Missouri Botanical Garden start...
Bill Motchan, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 30, 2024
A large group of JCC supporters, volunteers and donors gathered on Wednesday, May 29 for the organization’s 144thannual meeting. During the event, the J was referred to on several occasions as “the...
