(JTA) — Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel, a gambit that may be aimed at swarming Israel’s air defenses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to strike back, portending...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 12, 2024
Every day, music lovers from 125 countries learn to play jazz piano and other instruments from some of the genre’s top artists. It all happens online through Open Studio Jazz, one of the largest virtual...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 12, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish community has recently welcomed a new addition to its cultural landscape: Moishe House South City.
The new house, or pod as the houses are commonly known,...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 12, 2024
Last week, we introduced the "Owlivette Owls" who took up residence on the balcony outside the Clover STL apartment of Jewish St. Louisans Rebecca and Zach Berg. The great horned owls—named Sir Owlbertson,...
Rabbi Scott Shafrin will assume the role of executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council on April 15. He currently serves as JCRC’s deputy director and is the Lee & Milford Bohm...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 11, 2024
Washington University is being recognized as one of a few American colleges to receive a high grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)....
Former U.S. president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden “has totally lost control of the Israel situation.”
“Any...
(New York Jewish Week) — Thirteen men were arraigned on Wednesday for a fracas that broke out over an illegal excavation in January at the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn.
The...
A prestigious award given by the University of Missouri to a photojournalist who took an image depicting the half-naked body of Shani Louk, a 22-year-old Israeli murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova...
Carol B. Lundgren, Light Executive Editor
• Published April 10, 2024
The following story first appeared in the Jewish Light on Nov. 17, 1982.
Butch Yatkeman was one of the first to enter and one of the last to leave Busch Memorial Stadium for the historic Game Seven...
Anna Goldfarb Shabsin and David Rosenstock, the Bohm Family, Barry Rosenberg and Heather Fleming will be honored at the Jewish Community Relations Council’s (JCRC) 2024 Tzedek Awards on May 21 at the...
MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 9, 2024
Brian Feit is a Parkway Central and Camp Sabra alum, his go-to gift is a tree in Israel and his New York City home is a converted synagogue. He started his company with friends from his Jewish fraternity...
