Since its kickoff event this past September, the Staenberg Speaker Series hosted by Ignite YP, has given nearly 100 young Jewish professionals an opportunity to hear from and network with highly successful...
Reut Gawiser, National Library Of Israel
• Published January 1, 2024
On November 29, 1947, the UN adopted the resolution creating a Jewish state alongside an Arab state in the lands of the British Mandate of Palestine. The Jewish population, collectively known as the Yishuv, as...
Clayton High School senior violist Delia Zacks was recognized at the University of Missouri St. Louis Young Artists Competition.
Delia won honorable mention in the junior division for her performance...
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Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a controversial...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 1, 2024
Nearly 50 mid-day revelers celebrated the new year eight hours early on Dec. 31 for a mid-afternoon concert and singalong at the Focal Point. “New Year's Eve In Tel Aviv” kicked into high gear at 4...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 1, 2024
Michael Vines spent his career as a copywriter and creative director for several of New York’s most prominent ad agencies. After retiring, Vines, 75, who was born in St. Louis, became an author. He recently...
Bill Motchan, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 21, 2023
Pre-COVID, local Jewish musician Will Soll regularly hosted an intimate mid-day New Year’s Eve gathering in his home on Dec. 31. The party and communal concert was dubbed “New Year’s Eve in Tel Aviv”...
(JTA) — The Lincoln Memorial closed temporarily on Wednesday after its steps were vandalized with graffiti reading “Free Gaza” in multiple places.
U.S. Park Police are investigating the graffiti,...
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Community Relations Council invite the public to a thought-provoking literary event on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
“The...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-In-Chief
• Published December 20, 2023
Sometimes when journalists finish reporting and writing a story, they’re glad to be done with it. Other times, the story, and the people involved stay with us for days, weeks, months, even longer.
Journalists...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 20, 2023
Whether you're discovering Judaism for the first time or need a good refresher, an introduction to Judaism course is a welcoming way to explore Jewish history, holidays, life cycle moments and...
(JTA) — When a recent survey showed that nearly three-quarters of Palestinians supported Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israeli officials and commentators cited it to justify their country’s war in Gaza,...
