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How to make and love Sharon Breiner Waltrip’s Lasagna Soup

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer • Published December 19, 2023

When it's time to "spring" our clocks forward, that means winter is officially over, or at least when it comes to our Winter Soup series. So, here is our last recipe for the winter. We'll pick this up...

Suzy Weber, UH past president Sheryl Bauer and Jim Susman.

Double honors at United Hebrew for Suzy Weber and Jim Susman

Published December 19, 2023

At its recent annual meeting, United Hebrew Congregation honored Suzy Weber with the Irene Fox United Hebrew Ruach Award. This award is presented to members who embody the spirit of UH. Weber is a music...

Palestinians and their supporters protest outside the Embassy of Israel in London two days after Hamas killed s1.200 people in an attack on southern Israel, Oct. 9, 2023.

Young voters prefer Palestinians — and Trump, new poll shows

By Benyamin Cohen, The Forward • Published December 19, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Nearly half of young American voters, 46%, said they sympathize more...

Missouri Rep. Sarah Unsicker, seen here in a video announcing her withdrawal from the state’s attorney general race, has accused her former opponent of being an unregistered Israeli agent. Missouri’s secretary of state said there was “no evidence” to support the claim.

Israeli spies running for office? Missouri attorney general candidate adopts conspiracy theory, derails own campaign

Louis Keene, The Forward • Published December 19, 2023

Missouri’s attorney general race is an unusually Jewish one: Will Scharf, a Republican former prosecutor trying to unseat incumbent Republican Andrew Bailey, wraps tefillin every day; Elad Gross, a Jewish...

‘Where do you think Israel is going?’ Bill Maher quips in viral eight-minute clip

JNS • Published December 18, 2023

The comedian Bill Maher, who has a reputation for non-conformist views, is drawing praise from pro-Israel fans and viewers for a Dec. 15 segment on his HBO “Real Time” show. As part of a fact-laden,...

Kanye West, aka Ye. Source: Twitter.

Kanye lashes out at Jews and the ‘pyramids in St. Louis and Missouri’ in latest rant

JNS • Published December 18, 2023

After nearly a year of apparent Jew-hatred abstinence in public, the rapper Kanye West (who goes by Ye) is back to spreading lies and conspiracy theories, including antisemitic ones. “Jesus Christ,...

Michael Berenbaum, Director Sigi Ziering Institute

Renowned Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum coming to St. Louis to address rising antisemitism

Published December 18, 2023

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum announced Dr. Michael Berenbaum as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Rachel Miller Lecture, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dr. Berenbaum...

Rosalie Stein, Lynn Wittels, and Nikki Goldstein

Three remarkable women reflect on decades of leadership in St. Louis Jewish institutions

By Bill Motchan and Ellen Futterman • Published December 18, 2023

As we close out 2023, three women will close out their careers at St. Louis Jewish institutions. Nikki Goldstein, a member of Traditional Congregation, will be leaving the Gladys and Henry Crown Center...

Sheilah Gross

Shaving Israel honors Sheilah Gross for years of service

Published December 17, 2023

Sheilah Gross was recently honored by Shaving Israel at a program and brunch held at Traditional Congregation. She was recognized for her many years of support and as a long-time volunteer and fundraiser. ...

St. Louis synagogues among hundreds nationwide to receive email threats

St. Louis synagogues among hundreds nationwide to receive email threats

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • Published December 17, 2023

At least seven synagogues in the St. Louis region received threatening emails Sunday morning warning of explosives planted in their facilities, though none proved to be credible, according to Scott Biondo,...

This week in Israeli history: Dec. 14-20

Center for Israel Education, (israeled.org) • Published December 14, 2023

Dec. 14, 1981 — Israel Annexes Golan Heights The Knesset votes 63-21 to pass surprise legislation to annex the Golan Heights and apply Israeli law there in place of military administration. The Labor...

Guy Stern, who escaped Germany in the run-up to the Holocaust, speaks to a group of lawmakers in Hanover, Germany, May 14, 2019.

St. Louis war hero, WWII ‘Ritchie Boy,’ Guy Stern dies at 101

Andrew Lapin, JTA • Published December 13, 2023

(JTA) — Guy Stern, a German Jewish refugee who was one of the last known surviving members of the celebrated World War II military intelligence unit known as the “Ritchie Boys” and who became an...

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