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Pavel Haas

The untold story of a Holocaust composer silenced too soon—hear his music live in St. Louis!

BY KATHLEEN LEES, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 1, 2024

The winter season kicks off a new Holocaust Composer Series—a collaboration between the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) to humanize Holocaust education. “We...

Actress Niv Sultan portrays an Israeli spy on the hit series Tehran. Courtesy of Apple TV+

House’s Hugh Laurie to join cast of Tehran for season 3 debut, Dec. 9

By Zachy Hennessey, Israel21cPublished November 26, 2024

Award-winning Israeli spy thriller “Tehran” is set to welcome celebrated British actor Hugh Laurie for its third season, premiering December 9 on Apple TV+ and Israel’s Kan public broadcaster. Laurie,...

Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024.

Report: Israeli Security Cabinet approves truce with Lebanon

Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNSPublished November 26, 2024

The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Tuesday to approve a 60-day truce with the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon, CNN reported. All Israel Defense Forces soldiers are expected to withdraw from...

Two members of the new IDF battalion along with Orit Efron Raana who takes care of the distribution in Israel.

Faith and action: How a Baptist ministry and St. Louis nonprofit are helping Israeli troops

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 26, 2024

For nearly two decades, the Gentile Ministry—a Pacific, Mo.-based coalition of Baptist pastors and their congregations—has openly supported newly formed security and IDF-associated units in Israel....

Security and rescue forces work on the remains of the bus destroyed by a suicide bomber in Haifa on Dec. 2, 2001. By Moshe Milner, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0

This week in Israeli history: Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Center for Israel EducationPublished November 26, 2024

Nov. 28, 1961 — Operation Yachin Begins for Moroccan Jews After a two-year ban on Jewish emigration from Morocco, Israel launches Operation Yachin to help Moroccan Jews make aliyah via France or Italy....

Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)

For Israelis still displaced from their homes, reclaiming the kitchen can be an act of hope

Deborah Danan, JTAPublished November 26, 2024

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — With no formal training but with all the aplomb of a seasoned chef, Sharona Dahan serves up plate after plate of Moroccan fish — a dish rooted in her family’s culinary traditions...

Max Oppenheimer and Max Gornish reveal the signage of the new Staenberg Lobby at Epstein Hebrew Academy on Monday, Nov. 25 at a dedication ceremony.

Beautiful Legacy: Staenberg Lobby unveiled at Epstein Hebrew Academy

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished November 25, 2024

Roughly 25 people attended the unveiling and dedication of the Michael Staenberg Lobby at Epstein Hebrew Academy on Monday, Nov. 25. While Staenberg has been a long-time supporter of the Jewish day school...

Since the United Arab Emirates made peace with Israel four years ago, Dubai has become an increasingly popular travel destination for Jews. (Envato)

Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say

RON KAMPEAS, JTAPublished November 25, 2024

WASHINGTON — The killing of an Israeli Chabad rabbi in the United Arab Emirates shocked many, and illustrated the dangers Jews face around the world.  But if the aim of the attack was to to undermine...

"First Date" performed by New Jewish Theatre.

Rebekah Scallet’s winning streak continues with NJT’s brilliant ‘First Date’

BY GERRY KOWARSKY, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished November 25, 2024

Rebekah Scallet knows how to pick ’em. As artistic director of the New Jewish Theatre, Scallet decides which shows the company will produce. Her five selections for the 2024 season included only two...

Longtime B’nai B’rith lodge in St. Louis closes

Longtime B’nai B’rith lodge in St. Louis closes

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished November 25, 2024

After 179 years, B’nai B’rith Lodge #22 has closed. The St. Louis Jewish institution’s demise was tied to dwindling membership and contributions. At its largest point, the lodge had a total membership...

Molly Picon (right) as Yente the Matchmaker in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof (via Digital Yiddish Theatre Project).

‘I’m not Yente’ – St. Louis dating coach focuses on clients who are marriage-bound

JEFFRY GREENBERG, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished November 24, 2024

Mimi David makes it clear that her role as a dating coach is not akin to Yente, the matchmaker in “Fiddler on the Roof.” “A lot of people don’t know the difference,” said David, who is director...

Ellen Schapiro

Ellen Schapiro: Adventurous volunteer tackles women’s rights, childhood education

Bill Motchan, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 24, 2024

In 1976 at age 22, Ellen Schapiro set off on a cross-country trip on her Motobecane bicycle from Astoria, Ore., to Pensacola, Fla. Schapiro took the trip with her sister in search of adventure. Nearly...

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