The Young Israel of St. Louis upcoming Annual Gala Dinner will take place on Wednesday, June 5, at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton. This year’s event will honor long-standing members Dr. Hilton and...
Josiah Schmidt is a new history and genealogy specialist at the St. Louis County Library.
His responsibilities include helping patrons access the many free genealogical and historical resources with...
The legacy of Roz lives on
For many people, Memorial Day weekend signals the official start of summer. School’s out, swimming pools open and temperatures heat up.
But Memorial Day — the actual...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 21, 2024
If you are of the belief that the world is a canvas and if you know where to look, you'll find strokes of art waiting to be appreciated, then let us point you in the direction of B'nai Amoona....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 20, 2024
When Columbia University in New York canceled its commencement ceremony following weeks of anti-Israel protests and campus turmoil, it disrupted the ability of students and their families to celebrate...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 19, 2024
You can hear them pretty much everywhere you go around Missouri -- the loud, constant buzzing sound of the cicadas. Not only are we hearing them in St. Louis, but we're also seeing them and talking...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 19, 2024
“Candy” is a colorful Lego-clad robot about the size of a toaster. She’s small but powerful. That’s also an apt description for her creators, the Torah Prep robotics team.
The group consists...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 19, 2024
St. Louis Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Post 644 was founded in St. Louis nearly 75 years ago. The national JWV organization dates back to 1896. That’s when a group of 63 Jewish veterans from the Civil...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published May 19, 2024
Camp Ben Frankel has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to try to bring up to 17 Israeli children affected by the events of Oct. 7th to the camp this summer. The Jewish sleepover camp is located...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 19, 2024
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is now offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families for the entire summer. This initiative is part of the museum's participation...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 15, 2024
A special night of comedy, food and fellowship is coming up June 10 at The Factory in Chesterfield. The Men’s Event is being planned by Jewish Federation to bring together a wide cross-section of...
By Seth Rogovoy, The Forward
• Published May 15, 2024
Do you hear that? What’s that buzzing noise?
If you live between Tennessee and New York — especially if you live in Ohio, Maryland, or the Virginias — and if it’s mid-to-late May or June,...