Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
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...
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 Jewish Light Staff
• Published 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.), 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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,...
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...
Shula Neuman, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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,...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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...
Ellen Futterman, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published 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...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published 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...