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Michael Staenberg at the Crown Center Art Dedication.

Michael Staenberg transforms Crown Center with new art donation

Bill MotchanPublished July 30, 2024

Residents of the Crown Center senior living facility in University City now can enjoy a virtual art gallery as they walk through the halls. Thanks to a contribution of roughly 60 pieces of art...

Darryle Clott, at the Midwest Consortium of Holocaust Educators

Why educators are flocking to the St. Louis Holocaust Museum

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

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is considered a special resource by a key group of educators: those who specialize in teaching about the Holocaust. The Midwest Consortium of Holocaust Educators...

Dustin Lane Petrillo as Ken
and Christopher Harris as Rothko

“Rothko’s ‘Red’: Intense drama unfolds at NJT’s Wool Studio Theatre

BY GERRY KOWARSKY, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished July 29, 2024

“Red” provides 90 minutes of gripping drama in the excellent production at The New Jewish Theatre. The Tony Award–winning play by John Logan is about the great American artist, Mark Rothko. He...

St. Louis group plans 'Jewish Community Tailgate to Vote Early' on July 30

St. Louis group plans ‘Jewish Community Tailgate to Vote Early’ on July 30

Published July 29, 2024

Local group St. Louis Votes is planning a “Jewish Community Tailgate to Vote Early” event at noon on Tuesday, July 30 at the St. Louis County Library’s Clark Family Branch Library, 1640 S Lindbergh...

More kosher options emerging after Kohn’s closure

More kosher options emerging after Kohn’s closure

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 29, 2024

The recent closure of Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli, the only full service, stand-alone kosher meat market in St. Louis, has left the local Jewish community grappling with significant changes. For years,...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in his Manhattan office, July 18, 2024.

Who is Brad Lander, the St. Louisan and New York City comptroller weighing a run for mayor?

Luke Tress, JTAPublished July 29, 2024

On Sunday afternoons, a small group of Israeli-led activists gathers in Manhattan’s Union Square to hold signs reading “There is no military solution,” chant “Ceasefire now” and call for the...

Jay Dubinsky at the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum.

Eight decades of devotion: Jay Dubinsky’s lifelong love for the Cardinals and Browns.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 29, 2024

Today, July 30, there is a palpable buzz in the baseball world. That's because 5 p.m. St. Louis time is the deadline for teams to make trades to bolster their World Series hopes, presenting a prime opportunity...

Schnucks adds more kosher options at Ladue Crossing store

Schnucks adds more kosher options at Ladue Crossing store

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 28, 2024

It will soon be easier and more convenient to get kosher food in the St. Louis area. The Schnucks market at Ladue Crossing will launch an expanded fresh kosher food section this fall. The expansion will...

Breaking News: New kosher deli set to open in St. Louis after Kohn’s closure

Breaking News: New kosher deli set to open in St. Louis after Kohn’s closure

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 25, 2024

It appears that St. Louis will once again be home to a kosher deli, just 17 days after its last deli, Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli closed its doors after more than 60 years in business. In a statement...

Mission Possible: St. Louisans needed to create 600 butterflies honoring six million Holocaust victims

Mission Possible: St. Louisans needed to create 600 butterflies honoring six million Holocaust victims

By Kathleen Lees, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 25, 2024

Recent workshops at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum have a marked meaning for Klara Livshits, a native of Ukraine who moved to the United States in 2009. The ongoing summer event, “600...

UPDATE: Here's who is headlining the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

UPDATE: Here’s who is headlining the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished July 25, 2024

As the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival approaches, please note several important changes to the schedule: Diplomatic negotiator Mickey Bergman, Bridgerton series author Julia Quinn, and noted food writer...

1,000 copies of Cynthia Kagan Frohlichstein's "The Perils of the Peanut Butter Kid" donated to annual Back to School! Store

1,000 copies of Cynthia Kagan Frohlichstein’s “The Perils of the Peanut Butter Kid” donated to annual Back to School! Store

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 24, 2024

For the past year, the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis (NCJWSTL) has been planning the annual Back to School! Store, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 4. The organization’s volunteers...

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