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Aug 28, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Chaim Bloom, Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox on the field before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.

Chaim Bloom will be the Cardinals general manager, after next season

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 30, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, Sept. 30 announced that Chaim Bloom will succeed John Mozeliak as president of baseball operations following the 2025 season. Bloom, who is Jewish, has worked for the...

Honoring Jewish architects who helped shaped St. Louis

Honoring Jewish architects who helped shaped St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 30, 2024

As St. Louisans, we walk past history every day, often without a second glance at the stories etched into the facades of our city’s buildings. But the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University is inviting...

Focus on empty synagogues, not imagined antisemitic codes

Focus on empty synagogues, not imagined antisemitic codes

Published September 30, 2024

I simply could not believe the Light dedicated an entire article to the proposition that the sale of some pillows at the price of $14.88 is antisemitic coding. (“Mike Lindell says he did not intend...

Discover how FestAbility is shattering stereotypes about disabilities this weekend

Published September 30, 2024

Now in its fifth year, FestAbility: A Celebration of Disabilities, the largest gathering by and for people with disabilities in the region and their families, returns to the Missouri History Museum on...

The faces of Sababa 2024

The faces of Sababa 2024

The Jewish Light StaffPublished September 29, 2024

On Sept. 29, St. Louis celebrated arts and culture at the Sababa Jewish Arts Festival near Creve Coeur. Held at the Staenberg Family Complex, the festival featured a diverse lineup of music that engaged...

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.),

Missouri congressman urges IRS to revoke tax-exempt status of nine nonprofits over alleged terror ties

JNS StaffPublished September 26, 2024

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to Daniel Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, on Tuesday calling for an investigation of nine nonprofits that...

The Michael family of Louisiana, Mo.

Saving the hidden stories of Jewish river towns before they vanish forever

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 26, 2024

In May 2019, Temple B’nai Sholom in Quincy, Ill., held its final service, closing its doors after more than 150 years. The once-thriving congregation, which had counted 500 Jewish residents at its peak,...

Pavel Haas

Hear the haunting music that defied the Nazis at New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Published September 25, 2024

New Mount Sinai Cemetery welcomes the community to its annual memorial service, at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, featuring Holocaust Composer Stories and the music that defied the Nazis.  Holocaust Composer...

Why discussing Israel has become challenging for some St. Louisans

Why discussing Israel has become challenging for some St. Louisans

Shula Neuman, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 25, 2024

Here’s a recipe for strife: Start with a population that suffers from two millennia of discrimination and violence. Add a big dash of land that many in this population feel represents their homeland,...

FROM LEFT: Ziv Shalev, Roni Shhory, Gaya Zohar and Roni Scheuer

Meet the Israeli teens bringing hope and culture to St. Louis!

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 25, 2024

Gaya Zohar is a biology and music major. She is a typical teenager in many ways, but as a young Israeli, Zohar, 18,  spends part of every day hoping for peace. “We really hope that there will be peace...

Rabbi Andrew Terkel (on far right) along with (from left) Ladue senior Georgia Bland, Clayton High School senior Micah Lotsoff and Whitfield senior Ella Wertman.

Be the Narrative expanding its national reach

Ellen Futterman, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished September 25, 2024

St. Louis-based Be the Narrative, a Jewish nonprofit that works to combat antisemitism and build leadership skills among Jewish teens through its signature Student to Student program, is partnering with...

A sheet from James Madison's ledger The sheet containing Haym Salomon’s name is the only known surviving page from the book. (Courtesy The Raab Collection)

Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is...

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